Crispr/cas-related methods and compositions for treating hiv infection and aids

ABSTRACT

CRISPR/CAS-related compositions and methods for treatment of a subject at risk for or having a HIV infection or AIDS are disclosed.

REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a continuation of PCT International Patent Application No. PCT/US2015/022497, filed on Mar. 25, 2015, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/970,237, filed Mar. 25, 2014, the contents of each of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety herein, and to each of which priority is claimed.

SEQUENCE LISTING

The specification further incorporates by reference the Sequence Listing submitted herewith via EFS on Sep. 23, 2016. Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §1.52(e)(5), the Sequence Listing text file, identified as 084177.0124SEQ.txt, is 2,093,238 bytes and was created on Sep. 23, 2016. The Sequence Listing, electronically filed herewith, does not extend beyond the scope of the specification and thus does not contain new matter.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The invention relates to CRISPR/CAS-related methods and components for editing of a target nucleic acid sequence, and applications thereof in connection with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS).

BACKGROUND

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a virus that causes severe immunodeficiency. In the United States, more than 1 million people are infected with the virus. Worldwide, approximately 30-40 million people are infected.

HIV preferentially infects CD4 T cells. It causes declining CD4 T cell counts, severe opportunistic infections and certain cancers, including Kaposi's sarcoma and Burkitt's lymphoma. Untreated HIV infection is a chronic, progressive disease that leads to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and death in nearly all subjects.

HIV was untreatable and invariably led to death in all subjects until the late 1980's. Since then, antiretroviral therapy (ART) has dramatically slowed the course of HIV infection. Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) is the use of three or more agents in combination to slow HIV. Treatment with HAART has significantly altered the life expectancy of those infected with HIV. A subject in the developed world who maintains their HAART regimen can expect to live into his or her 60's and possibly 70's. However, HAART regimens are associated with significant, long-term side effects. The dosing regimens are complex and associated with strict dietary requirements. Compliance rates with dosing can be lower than 50% in some populations in the United States. In addition, there are significant toxicities associated with HAART treatment, including diabetes, nausea, malaise and sleep disturbances. A subject who does not adhere to dosing requirements of HAART therapy may have a return of viral load in their blood and is at risk for progression of the disease and its associated complications.

HIV is a single-stranded RNA virus that preferentially infects CD4 T-cells. The virus must bind to receptors and coreceptors on the surface of CD4 cells to enter and infect these cells. This binding and infection step is vital to the pathogenesis of HIV. The virus attaches to the CD4 receptor on the cell surface via its own surface glycoproteins, gp120 and gp41. Gp120 binds to a CD4 receptor and must also bind to another coreceptor in order for the virus to enter the host cell. In macrophage-(M-tropic) viruses, the coreceptor is CCR5, also referred to as the CCR5 receptor. CCR5 receptors are expressed by CD4 cells, T cells, gut-associated lymphoid tissue (GALT), macrophages, dendritic cells and microglia. HIV establishes initial infection and replicates in the host most commonly via CCR5 co-receptors.

As most HIV infections and early stage HIV is due to entry and propagation of M-tropic virus, CCR5-Δ32 mutation results in a non-functional CCR5 receptor that does not allow M-tropic HIV-1 virus entry. Individuals carrying two copies of the CCR5-Δ32 allele are resistant to HIV infection and CCR5-Δ32 heterozygous carriers have slow progression of the disease.

CCR5 antagonists (e.g. maraviroc) exist and are used in the treatment of HIV. However, current CCR5 antagonists decrease HIV progression but cannot cure the disease. In addition, there are considerable risks of side effects of these CCR5 antagonists, including severe liver toxicity.

In spite of considerable advances in the treatment of HIV, there remain considerable needs for agents that could prevent, treat, and eliminate HIV infection or AIDS. Therapies that are free from significant toxicities and involve a single or multi-dose regimen (versus current daily dose regimen for the lifetime of a patient) would be superior to current HIV treatment. A reduction or complete elimination of CCR5 expression in myeloid and lymphoid cells would prevent HIV infection and progression, and even cure this disease.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Methods and compositions discussed herein, allow for the prevention and treatment of HIV infection and AIDS, by introducing one or more mutations in the gene for C-C chemokine receptor type 5 (CCR5). The CCR5 gene is also known as CKR5, CCR-5, CD195, CKR-5, CCCKR5, CMKBR5, IDDM22, and CC-CKR-5.

Methods and compositions discussed herein, provide for prevention or reduction of HIV infection and/or prevention or reduction of the ability for HIV to enter host cells, e.g., in subjects who are already infected. Exemplary host cells for HIV include, but are not limited to, CD4 cells, T cells, gut associated lymphatic tissue (GALT), macrophages, dendritic cells, myeloid precursor cell, and microglia. Viral entry into the host cells requires interaction of the viral glycoproteins gp41 and gp120 with both the CD4 receptor and a co-receptor, e.g., CCR5. If a co-receptor, e.g., CCR5, is not present on the surface of the host cells, the virus cannot bind and enter the host cells. The progress of the disease is thus impeded. By knocking out or knocking down CCR5 in the host cells, e.g., by introducing a protective mutation (such as a CCR5 delta 32 mutation), entry of the HIV virus into the host cells is prevented.

Methods and compositions discussed herein, provide for treating or delaying the onset or progression of HIV infection or AIDS by gene editing, e.g., using CRISPR-Cas9 mediated methods to alter a CCR5 gene. Altering the CCR5 gene herein refers to reducing or eliminating (1) CCR5 gene expression, (2) CCR5 protein function, or (3) the level of CCR5 protein.

In one aspect, the methods and compositions discussed herein, inhibit or block a critical aspect of the HIV life cycle, i.e., CCR5-mediated entry into T cells, by alteration (e.g., inactivation) of the CCR5 gene. Exemplary mechanisms that can be associated with the alteration of the CCR5 gene include, but are not limited to, non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) (e.g., classical or alternative), microhomology-mediated end joining (MMEJ), homology-directed repair (e.g., endogenous donor template mediated), SDSA (synthesis dependent strand annealing), single strand annealing or single strand invasion. Alteration of the CCR5 gene, e.g., mediated by NHEJ, can result in a mutation, which typically comprises a deletion or insertion (indel). The introduced mutation can take place in any region of the CCR5 gene, e.g., a promoter region or other non-coding region, or a coding region, so long as the mutation results in reduced or loss of the ability to mediate HIV entry into the cell.

In another aspect, the methods and compositions discussed herein may be used to alter the CCR5 gene to treat or prevent HIV infection or AIDS by targeting the coding sequence of the CCR5 gene.

In an embodiment, the gene, e.g., the coding sequence of the CCR5 gene, is targeted to knock out the gene, e.g., to eliminate expression of the gene, e.g., to knock out both alleles of the CCR5 gene, e.g., by introduction of an alteration comprising a mutation (e.g., an insertion or deletion) in the CCR5 gene. This type of alteration is sometimes referred to as “knocking out” the CCR5 gene. While not wishing to be bound by theory, in an embodiment, a targeted knockout approach is mediated by NHEJ using a CRISPR/Cas system comprising a Cas9 molecule, e.g., an enzymatically active Cas9 (eaCas9) molecule, as described herein.

In another aspect, the methods and compositions discussed herein may be used to alter the CCR5 gene to treat or prevent HIV infection or AIDS by targeting a non-coding sequence of the CCR5 gene, e.g., a promoter, an enhancer, an intron, a 3′UTR, and/or a polyadenylation signal.

In one embodiment, the gene, e.g., the non-coding sequence of the CCR5 gene, is targeted to knock out the gene, e.g., to eliminate expression of the gene, e.g., to knock out both alleles of the CCR5 gene, e.g., by introduction of an alteration comprising a mutation (e.g., an insertion or deletion) in the CCR5 gene. In an embodiment, the method provides an alteration that comprises an insertion or deletion. This type of alteration is also sometimes referred to as “knocking out” the CCR5 gene. While not wishing to be bound by theory, in an embodiment, a targeted knockout approach is mediated by NHEJ using a CRISPR/Cas system comprising a Cas9 molecule, e.g., an enzymatically active Cas9 (eaCas9) molecule, as described herein.

In an embodiment, methods and compositions discussed herein, provide for altering (e.g., knocking out) the CCR5 gene. In an embodiment, knocking out the CCR5 gene herein refers to (1) insertion or deletion (e.g., NHEJ-mediated insertion or deletion) of one or more nucleotides of the CCR5 gene (e.g., in close proximity to or within an early coding region or in a non-coding region), or (2) deletion (e.g., NHEJ-mediated deletion) of a genomic sequence of the CCR5 gene (e.g., in a coding region or in a non-coding region). Both approaches give rise to alteration of the CCR5 gene as described herein. In an embodiment, a CCR5 target knockout position is altered by genome editing using the CRISPR/Cas9 system. The CCR5 target knockout position may be targeted by cleaving with either one or more nucleases, or one or more nickases, or a combination thereof.

“CCR5 target knockout position”, as used herein, refers to a position in the CCR5 gene, which if altered, e.g., disrupted by insertion or deletion of one or more nucleotides, e.g., by NHEJ-mediated alteration, results in alteration of the CCR5 gene. In an embodiment, the position is in the CCR5 coding region, e.g., an early coding region. In another embodiment, the position is in a non-coding sequence of the CCR5 gene, e.g., a promoter, an enhancer, an intron, a 3′UTR, and/or a polyadenylation signal.

In another embodiment, the CCR5 gene is targeted to knock down the gene, e.g., to reduce or eliminate expression of the gene, e.g., to knock down one or both alleles of the CCR5 gene.

In one embodiment, the coding region of the CCR5 gene, is targeted to alter the expression of the gene. In another embodiment, a non-coding region (e.g., an enhancer region, a promoter region, an intron, a 5′ UTR, a 3′UTR, or a polyadenylation signal) of the CCR5 gene is targeted to alter the expression of the gene. In an embodiment, the promoter region of the CCR5 gene is targeted to knock down the expression of the CCR5 gene. This type of alteration is also sometimes referred to as “knocking down” the CCR5 gene. While not wishing to be bound by theory, in an embodiment, a targeted knockdown approach is mediated by a CRISPR/Cas system comprising a Cas9 molecule, e.g., an enzymatically inactive Cas9 (eiCas9) molecule or an eiCas9 fusion protein (e.g., an eiCas9 fused to a transcription repressor domain or chromatin modifying protein), as described herein. In an embodiment, the CCR5 gene is targeted to alter (e.g., to block, reduce, or decrease) the transcription of the CCR5 gene. In another embodiment, the CCR5 gene is targeted to alter the chromatin structure (e.g., one or more histone and/or DNA modifications) of the CCR5 gene. In an embodiment, a CCR5 target knockdown position is targeted by genome editing using the CRISPR/Cas9 system. In an embodiment, one or more gRNA molecules comprising a targeting domain are configured to target an enzymatically inactive Cas9 (eiCas9) molecule or an eiCas9 fusion protein (e.g., an eiCas9 fused to a transcription repressor domain), sufficiently close to a CCR5 target knockdown position to reduce, decrease or repress expression of the CCR5 gene.

“CCR5 target knockdown position”, as used herein, refers to a position in the CCR5 gene, which if targeted, e.g., by an eiCas9 molecule or an eiCas9 fusion described herein, results in reduction or elimination of expression of functional CCR5 gene product. In an embodiment, the transcription of the CCR5 gene is reduced or eliminated. In another embodiment, the chromatin structure of the CCR5 gene is altered. In an embodiment, the position is in the CCR5 promoter sequence. In an embodiment, a position in the promoter sequence of the CCR5 gene is targeted by an enzymatically inactive Cas9 (eiCas9) molecule or an eiCas9 fusion protein, as described herein.

“CCR5 target position”, as used herein, refers to any position that results in inactivation of the CCR5 gene. In an embodiment, a CCR5 target position refers to any of a CCR5 target knockout position or a CCR5 target knockdown position, as described herein.

In one aspect, disclosed herein is a gRNA molecule, e.g., an isolated or non-naturally occurring gRNA molecule, comprising a targeting domain which is complementary with a target domain from the CCR5 gene.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain of the gRNA molecule is configured to provide a cleavage event, e.g., a double strand break or a single strand break, sufficiently close to a CCR5 target position in the CCR5 gene to allow alteration, e.g., alteration associated with NHEJ, of a CCR5 target position in the CCR5 gene. In an embodiment, the alteration comprises an insertion or deletion. In an embodiment, the targeting domain is configured such that a cleavage event, e.g., a double strand or single strand break, is positioned within 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 150, 200, 300, 400, 450, or 500 nucleotides of a CCR5 target position. The break, e.g., a double strand or single strand break, can be positioned upstream or downstream of a CCR5 target position in the CCR5 gene.

In an embodiment, a second gRNA molecule comprising a second targeting domain is configured to provide a cleavage event, e.g., a double strand break or a single strand break, sufficiently close to the CCR5 target position in the CCR5 gene, to allow alteration, e.g., alteration associated with NHEJ, of the CCR5 target position in the CCR5 gene, either alone or in combination with the break positioned by said first gRNA molecule. In an embodiment, the targeting domains of the first and second gRNA molecules are configured such that a cleavage event, e.g., a double strand or single strand break, is positioned, independently for each of the gRNA molecules, within 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 150, 200, 300, 400, 450, or 500 nucleotides of the target position. In an embodiment, the breaks, e.g., double strand or single strand breaks, are positioned on both sides of a nucleotide of a CCR5 target position in the CCR5 gene. In an embodiment, the breaks, e.g., double strand or single strand breaks, are positioned on one side, e.g., upstream or downstream, of a nucleotide of a CCR5 target position in the CCR5 gene.

In an embodiment, a single strand break is accompanied by an additional single strand break, positioned by a second gRNA molecule, as discussed below. For example, the targeting domains are configured such that a cleavage event, e.g., the two single strand breaks, are positioned within 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 150, 200, 300, 400, 450, or 500 nucleotides of a CCR5 target position. In an embodiment, the first and second gRNA molecules are configured such, that when guiding a Cas9 molecule, e.g., a Cas9 nickase, a single strand break will be accompanied by an additional single strand break, positioned by a second gRNA, sufficiently close to one another to result in alteration of a CCR5 target position in the CCR5 gene. In an embodiment, the first and second gRNA molecules are configured such that a single strand break positioned by said second gRNA is within 10, 20, 30, 40, or 50 nucleotides of the break positioned by said first gRNA molecule, e.g., when the Cas9 molecule is a nickase. In an embodiment, the two gRNA molecules are configured to position cuts at the same position, or within a few nucleotides of one another, on different strands, e.g., essentially mimicking a double strand break.

In an embodiment, a double strand break can be accompanied by an additional double strand break, positioned by a second gRNA molecule, as is discussed below. For example, the targeting domain of a first gRNA molecule is configured such that a double strand break is positioned upstream of a CCR5 target position in the CCR5 gene, e.g., within 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 150, 200, 300, 400, 450, or 500 nucleotides of the target position; and the targeting domain of a second gRNA molecule is configured such that a double strand break is positioned downstream of a CCR5 target position in the CCR5 gene, e.g., within 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 150, 200, 300, 400, 450, or 500 nucleotides of the target position.

In an embodiment, a double strand break can be accompanied by two additional single strand breaks, positioned by a second gRNA molecule and a third gRNA molecule. For example, the targeting domain of a first gRNA molecule is configured such that a double strand break is positioned upstream of a CCR5 target position in the CCR5 gene, e.g., within 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 150, 200, 300, 400, 450, or 500 nucleotides of the target position; and the targeting domains of a second and third gRNA molecule are configured such that two single strand breaks are positioned downstream of a CCR5 target position in the CCR5 gene, e.g., within 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 150, 200, 300, 400, 450, or 500 nucleotides of the target position. In an embodiment, the targeting domain of the first, second and third gRNA molecules are configured such that a cleavage event, e.g., a double strand or single strand break, is positioned, independently for each of the gRNA molecules.

In an embodiment, a first and second single strand breaks can be accompanied by two additional single strand breaks positioned by a third gRNA molecule and a fourth gRNA molecule. For example, the targeting domain of a first and second gRNA molecule are configured such that two single strand breaks are positioned upstream of a CCR5 target position in the CCR5 gene, e.g., within 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 150, 200, 300, 400, 450, or 500 nucleotides of the target position; and the targeting domains of a third and fourth gRNA molecule are configured such that two single strand breaks are positioned downstream of a CCR5 target position in the CCR5 gene, e.g., within 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 150, 200, 300, 400, 450, or 500 nucleotides of the target position.

It is contemplated herein that, in an embodiment, when multiple gRNAs are used to generate (1) two single stranded breaks in close proximity, (2) two double stranded breaks, e.g., flanking a CCR5 target position (e.g., to remove a piece of DNA, e.g., a insertion or deletion mutation) or to create more than one indel in an early coding region, (3) one double stranded break and two paired nicks flanking a CCR5 target position (e.g., to remove a piece of DNA, e.g., a insertion or deletion mutation) or (4) four single stranded breaks, two on each side of a CCR5 target position, that they are targeting the same CCR5 target position. It is further contemplated herein that in an embodiment multiple gRNAs may be used to target more than one target position in the same gene.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain of the first gRNA molecule and the targeting domain of the second gRNA molecules are complementary to opposite strands of the target nucleic acid molecule. In an embodiment, the gRNA molecule and the second gRNA molecule are configured such that the PAMs are oriented outward.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain of a gRNA molecule is configured to avoid unwanted target chromosome elements, such as repeat elements, e.g., Alu repeats, in the target domain. The gRNA molecule may be a first, second, third and/or fourth gRNA molecule, as described herein.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain of a gRNA molecule is configured to position a cleavage event sufficiently far from a preselected nucleotide, e.g., the nucleotide of a coding region, such that the nucleotide is not altered. In an embodiment, the targeting domain of a gRNA molecule is configured to position an intronic cleavage event sufficiently far from an intron/exon border, or naturally occurring splice signal, to avoid alteration of the exonic sequence or unwanted splicing events. The gRNA molecule may be a first, second, third and/or fourth gRNA molecule, as described herein.

In an embodiment, a CCR5 target position is targeted and the targeting domain of a gRNA molecule comprises a sequence that is the same as, or differs by no more than 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 nucleotides from, a targeting domain sequence from any one of Tables 1A-1F, 2A-2C, 3A-3E, or 4A-4C. In an embodiment, the targeting domain is independently selected from those in Tables 1A-1F, 2A-2C, 3A-3E, or 4A-4C. In an embodiment, the targeting domain is independently selected from:

(SEQ ID NO: 387) CCUGCCUCCGCUCUACUCAC; (SEQ ID NO: 388) GCUGCCGCCCAGUGGGACUU; (SEQ ID NO: 389) ACAAUGUGUCAACUCUUGAC; (SEQ ID NO: 390) GGUGACAAGUGUGAUCACUU; (SEQ ID NO: 391) CCAGGUACCUAUCGAUUGUC; (SEQ ID NO: 392) CUUCACAUUGAUUUUUUGGC; (SEQ ID NO: 393) GCAGCAUAGUGAGCCCAGAA; (SEQ ID NO: 394) GGUACCUAUCGAUUGUCAGG; (SEQ ID NO: 395) GUGAGUAGAGCGGAGGCAGG; (SEQ ID NO: 396) GCCUCCGCUCUACUCAC; (SEQ ID NO: 397) GCCGCCCAGUGGGACUU; (SEQ ID NO: 398) AUGUGUCAACUCUUGAC; (SEQ ID NO: 399) GACAAUCGAUAGGUACC; (SEQ ID NO: 400) CACAUUGAUUUUUUGGC; (SEQ ID NO: 401) GCAUAGUGAGCCCAGAA; or (SEQ ID NO: 402) GGUACCUAUCGAUUGUC.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain is independently selected from those in Table 2A. In an embodiment, the targeting domain is independently selected from those in Table 3A. In an embodiment, the targeting domain is independently selected from those in Table 4A.

In an embodiment, more than one gRNA is used to position breaks, e.g., two single stranded breaks or two double stranded breaks, or a combination of single strand and double strand breaks, e.g., to create one or more indels, in the target nucleic acid sequence. In an embodiment, the targeting domain of each guide RNA is independently selected from any one of Tables 1A-1F, 2A-2C, 3A-3E, or 4A-4C.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain of the gRNA molecule is configured to target an enzymatically inactive Cas9 (eiCas9) molecule or an eiCas9 fusion protein (e.g., an eiCas9 fused to a transcription repressor domain), sufficiently close to a CCR5 transcription start site (TSS) to reduce (e.g., block) transcription, e.g., transcription initiation or elongation, binding of one or more transcription enhancers or activators, and/or RNA polymerase. In an embodiment, the targeting domain is configured to target between 1000 bp upstream and 1000 bp downstream (e.g., between 500 bp upstream and 1000 bp downstream, between 1000 bp upstream and 500 bp downstream, between 500 bp upstream and 500 bp downstream, within 500 bp or 200 bp upstream, or within 500 bp or 200 bp downstream) of the TSS of the CCR5 gene. One or more gRNAs may be used to target an eiCas9 to the promoter region of the CCR5 gene.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises a sequence that is the same as, or differs by no more than 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 nucleotides from, a targeting domain sequence from any one of Tables 5A-5C, 6A-6E, or 7A-7C. In an embodiment, the targeting domain is independently selected from those in Tables 5A-5C, 6A-6E, or 7A-7C.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain is independently selected from those in Table 5A. In an embodiment, the targeting domain is independently selected from those in Table 6A. In an embodiment, the targeting domain is independently selected from those in Table 7A.

In an embodiment, when the CCR5 promoter region is targeted, e.g., for knockdown, the targeting domain can comprise a sequence that is the same as, or differs by no more than 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 nucleotides from, a targeting domain sequence from any one of Tables 5A-5C, 6A-6E, or 7A-7C. In an embodiment, the targeting domain is independently selected from those in Tables 5A-5C, 6A-6E, or 7A-7C.

In an embodiment, when the CCR5 target knockdown position is the CCR5 promoter region and more than one gRNA is used to position an eiCas9 molecule or an eiCas9-fusion protein (e.g., an eiCas9-transcription repressor domain fusion protein), in the target nucleic acid sequence, the targeting domain for each guide RNA is independently selected from one of Tables 5A-5C, 6A-6E, or 7A-7C.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises a sequence that is the same as, or differs by no more than 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 nucleotides from, a targeting domain sequence from Table 18. In an embodiment, the targeting domain is independently selected from those in Table 18.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain which is complementary with a target domain from the CCR5 target position in the CCR5 gene is 16 nucleotides or more in length. In an embodiment, the targeting domain is 16 nucleotides in length. In an embodiment, the targeting domain is 17 nucleotides in length. In other embodiments, the targeting domain is 18 nucleotides in length. In still other embodiments, the targeting domain is 19 nucleotides in length. In still other embodiments, the targeting domain is 20 nucleotides in length. In an embodiment, the targeting domain is 21 nucleotides in length. In an embodiment, the targeting domain is 22 nucleotides in length. In an embodiment, the targeting domain is 23 nucleotides in length. In an embodiment, the targeting domain is 24 nucleotides in length. In an embodiment, the targeting domain is 25 nucleotides in length. In an embodiment, the targeting domain is 26 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises 16 nucleotides.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises 17 nucleotides.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises 18 nucleotides.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises 19 nucleotides.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises 20 nucleotides.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises 21 nucleotides.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises 22 nucleotides.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises 23 nucleotides.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises 24 nucleotides.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises 25 nucleotides.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises 26 nucleotides.

A gRNA as described herein may comprise from 5′ to 3′: a targeting domain (comprising a “core domain”, and optionally a “secondary domain”); a first complementarity domain; a linking domain; a second complementarity domain; a proximal domain; and a tail domain. In some embodiments, the proximal domain and tail domain are taken together as a single domain.

In an embodiment, a gRNA comprises a linking domain of no more than 25 nucleotides in length; a proximal and tail domain, that taken together, are at least 20 nucleotides in length; and a targeting domain equal to or greater than 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 or 26 nucleotides in length.

In another embodiment, a gRNA comprises a linking domain of no more than 25 nucleotides in length; a proximal and tail domain, that taken together, are at least 25 nucleotides in length; and a targeting domain equal to or greater than 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 or 26 nucleotides in length.

In another embodiment, a gRNA comprises a linking domain of no more than 25 nucleotides in length; a proximal and tail domain, that taken together, are at least 30 nucleotides in length; and a targeting domain equal to or greater than 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 or 26 nucleotides in length.

In another embodiment, a gRNA comprises a linking domain of no more than 25 nucleotides in length; a proximal and tail domain, that taken together, are at least 40 nucleotides in length; and a targeting domain equal to or greater than 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 or 26 nucleotides in length.

A cleavage event, e.g., a double strand or single strand break, is generated by a Cas9 molecule. The Cas9 molecule may be an enzymatically active Cas9 (eaCas9) molecule, e.g., an eaCas9 molecule that forms a double strand break in a target nucleic acid or an eaCas9 molecule forms a single strand break in a target nucleic acid (e.g., a nickase molecule).

In an embodiment, the eaCas9 molecule catalyzes a double strand break.

In some embodiments, the eaCas9 molecule comprises HNH-like domain cleavage activity but has no, or no significant, N-terminal RuvC-like domain cleavage activity. In this case, the eaCas9 molecule is an HNH-like domain nickase, e.g., the eaCas9 molecule comprises a mutation at D10, e.g., D10A. In other embodiments, the eaCas9 molecule comprises N-terminal RuvC-like domain cleavage activity but has no, or no significant, HNH-like domain cleavage activity. In an embodiment, the eaCas9 molecule is an N-terminal RuvC-like domain nickase, e.g., the eaCas9 molecule comprises a mutation at H840, e.g., H840A. In an embodiment, the eaCas9 molecule is an N-terminal RuvC-like domain nickase, e.g., the eaCas9 molecule comprises a mutation at N863, e.g., N863A.

In an embodiment, a single strand break is formed in the strand of the target nucleic acid to which the targeting domain of said gRNA is complementary. In another embodiment, a single strand break is formed in the strand of the target nucleic acid other than the strand to which the targeting domain of said gRNA is complementary.

In another aspect, disclosed herein is a nucleic acid, e.g., an isolated or non-naturally occurring nucleic acid, e.g., DNA, that comprises (a) a sequence that encodes a gRNA molecule comprising a targeting domain that is complementary with a CCR5 target position in the CCR5 gene as disclosed herein.

In an embodiment, the nucleic acid encodes a gRNA molecule, e.g., a first gRNA molecule, comprising a targeting domain configured to provide a cleavage event, e.g., a double strand break or a single strand break, sufficiently close to a CCR5 target position in the CCR5 gene to allow alteration, e.g., alteration associated with NHEJ, of a CCR5 target position in the CCR5 gene.

In an embodiment, the nucleic acid encodes a gRNA molecule, e.g., a first gRNA molecule, comprising a targeting domain configured to target an enzymatically inactive Cas9 (eiCas9) molecule or an eiCas9 fusion protein (e.g., an eiCas9 fused to a transcription repressor domain or chromatin modifying protein), sufficiently close to a CCR5 knockdown target position to reduce, decrease or repress expression of the CCR5 gene.

In an embodiment, the nucleic acid encodes a gRNA molecule, e.g., the first gRNA molecule, comprising a targeting domain comprising a sequence that is the same as, or differs by no more than 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 nucleotides from, a targeting domain sequence from any one of Tables 1A-1F, 2A-2C, 3A-3E, 4A-4C, 5A-5C, 6A-6E, 7A-7C, or 18. In an embodiment, the nucleic acid encodes a gRNA molecule comprising a targeting domain is selected from those in Tables 1A-1F, 2A-2C, 3A-3E, 4A-4C, 5A-5C, 6A-6E, 7A-7C, or 18.

In an embodiment, the nucleic acid encodes a gRNA molecule, e.g., the first gRNA molecule, comprising a targeting domain comprising a sequence that is the same as, or differs by no more than 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 nucleotides from, a targeting domain sequence from any one of Tables 1A-1F, 2A-2C, 3A-3E, or 4A-4C. In an embodiment, the nucleic acid encodes a gRNA molecule comprising a targeting domain is selected from those in Tables 1A-1F, 2A-2C, 3A-3E, or 4A-4C.

In an embodiment, the nucleic acid encodes a gRNA molecule, e.g., the first gRNA molecule, comprising a targeting domain comprising a sequence that is the same as, or differs by no more than 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 nucleotides from, a targeting domain sequence from any one of Tables 5A-5C, 6A-6E, or 7A-7C. In an embodiment, the nucleic acid encodes a gRNA molecule comprising a targeting domain is selected from those in Tables 5A-5C, 6A-6E, or 7A-7C.

In an embodiment, the nucleic acid encodes a modular gRNA, e.g., one or more nucleic acids encode a modular gRNA. In other embodiments, the nucleic acid encodes a chimeric gRNA. The nucleic acid may encode a gRNA, e.g., the first gRNA molecule, comprising a targeting domain comprising 16 nucleotides or more in length. In an embodiment, the nucleic acid encodes a gRNA, e.g., the first gRNA molecule, comprising a targeting domain that is 16 nucleotides in length. In another embodiment, the nucleic acid encodes a gRNA, e.g., the first gRNA molecule, comprising a targeting domain that is 17 nucleotides in length. In yet another embodiment, the nucleic acid encodes a gRNA, e.g., the first gRNA molecule, comprising a targeting domain that is 18 nucleotides in length. In still another embodiment, the nucleic acid encodes a gRNA, e.g., the first gRNA molecule, comprising a targeting domain that is 19 nucleotides in length. In still another embodiment, the nucleic acid encodes a gRNA, e.g., the first gRNA molecule, comprising a targeting domain that is 20 nucleotides in length. In still another embodiment, the nucleic acid encodes a gRNA, e.g., the first gRNA molecule, comprising a targeting domain that is 21 nucleotides in length. In still another embodiment, the nucleic acid encodes a gRNA, e.g., the first gRNA molecule, comprising a targeting domain that is 22 nucleotides in length. In still another embodiment, the nucleic acid encodes a gRNA, e.g., the first gRNA molecule, comprising a targeting domain that is 23 nucleotides in length. In still another embodiment, the nucleic acid encodes a gRNA, e.g., the first gRNA molecule, comprising a targeting domain that is 24 nucleotides in length. In still another embodiment, the nucleic acid encodes a gRNA, e.g., the first gRNA molecule, comprising a targeting domain that is 25 nucleotides in length. In still another embodiment, the nucleic acid encodes a gRNA, e.g., the first gRNA molecule, comprising a targeting domain that is 26 nucleotides in length. In an embodiment, a nucleic acid encodes a gRNA comprising from 5′ to 3′: a targeting domain (comprising a “core domain”, and optionally a “secondary domain”); a first complementarity domain; a linking domain; a second complementarity domain; a proximal domain; and a tail domain. In an embodiment, the proximal domain and tail domain are taken together as a single domain.

In an embodiment, a nucleic acid encodes a gRNA e.g., the first gRNA molecule, comprising a linking domain of no more than 25 nucleotides in length; a proximal and tail domain, that taken together, are at least 20 nucleotides in length; and a targeting domain equal to or greater than 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 or 26 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, a nucleic acid encodes a gRNA e.g., the first gRNA molecule, comprising a linking domain of no more than 25 nucleotides in length; a proximal and tail domain, that taken together, are at least 25 nucleotides in length; and a targeting equal to or greater than 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 or 26 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, a nucleic acid encodes a gRNA e.g., the first gRNA molecule, comprising a linking domain of no more than 25 nucleotides in length; a proximal and tail domain, that taken together, are at least 30 nucleotides in length; and a targeting domain equal to or greater than 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 or 26 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, a nucleic acid encodes a gRNA comprising e.g., the first gRNA molecule, a linking domain of no more than 25 nucleotides in length; a proximal and tail domain, that taken together, are at least 40 nucleotides in length; and a targeting domain equal to or greater than 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 or 26 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, a nucleic acid comprises (a) a sequence that encodes a gRNA molecule e.g., the first gRNA molecule, comprising a targeting domain that is complementary with a target domain in the CCR5 gene as disclosed herein, and further comprising (b) a sequence that encodes a Cas9 molecule.

The Cas9 molecule may be a nickase molecule, an enzymatically active Cas9 (eaCas9) molecule, e.g., an eaCas9 molecule that forms a double strand break in a target nucleic acid and/or an eaCas9 molecule that forms a single strand break in a target nucleic acid. In an embodiment, a single strand break is formed in the strand of the target nucleic acid to which the targeting domain of said gRNA is complementary. In another embodiment, a single strand break is formed in the strand of the target nucleic acid other than the strand to which to which the targeting domain of said gRNA is complementary.

In an embodiment, the eaCas9 molecule catalyzes a double strand break.

In an embodiment, the eaCas9 molecule comprises HNH-like domain cleavage activity but has no, or no significant, N-terminal RuvC-like domain cleavage activity. In another embodiment, the said eaCas9 molecule is an HNH-like domain nickase, e.g., the eaCas9 molecule comprises a mutation at D10, e.g., D10A. In another embodiment, the eaCas9 molecule comprises N-terminal RuvC-like domain cleavage activity but has no, or no significant, HNH-like domain cleavage activity. In another embodiment, the eaCas9 molecule is an N-terminal RuvC-like domain nickase, e.g., the eaCas9 molecule comprises a mutation at H840, e.g., H840A. In another embodiment, the eaCas9 molecule is an N-terminal RuvC-like domain nickase, e.g., the eaCas9 molecule comprises a mutation at N863, e.g., N863A.

A nucleic acid disclosed herein may comprise (a) a sequence that encodes a gRNA molecule comprising a targeting domain that is complementary with a target domain in the CCR5 gene as disclosed herein; (b) a sequence that encodes a Cas9 molecule, e.g., a Cas9 molecule described herein.

In an embodiment, the Cas9 molecule is an enzymatically active Cas9 (eaCas9) molecule. In an embodiment, the Cas9 molecule is an enzymatically inactive Cas9 (eiCas9) molecule or a modified eiCas9 molecule, e.g., the eiCas9 molecule is fused to Krüppel-associated box (KRAB) to generate an eiCas9-KRAB fusion protein molecule.

A nucleic acid disclosed herein may comprise (a) a sequence that encodes a gRNA molecule comprising a targeting domain that is complementary with a target domain in the CCR5 gene as disclosed herein; (b) a sequence that encodes a Cas9 molecule; and further may comprise (c)(i) a sequence that encodes a second gRNA molecule described herein having a targeting domain that is complementary to a second target domain of the CCR5 gene, and optionally, (c)(ii) a sequence that encodes a third gRNA molecule described herein having a targeting domain that is complementary to a third target domain of the CCR5 gene; and optionally, (c)(iii) a sequence that encodes a fourth gRNA molecule described herein having a targeting domain that is complementary to a fourth target domain of the CCR5 gene.

In an embodiment, a nucleic acid encodes a second gRNA molecule comprising a targeting domain configured to provide a cleavage event, e.g., a double strand break or a single strand break, sufficiently close to a CCR5 target position in the CCR5 gene, to allow alteration, e.g., alteration associated with NHEJ, of a CCR5 target position in the CCR5 gene, either alone or in combination with the break positioned by said first gRNA molecule.

In an embodiment, a nucleic acid encodes a second gRNA molecule comprising a targeting domain configured to target an enzymatically inactive Cas9 (eiCas9) molecule or an eiCas9 fusion protein (e.g., an eiCas9 fused to a transcription repressor domain or chromatin modifying protein), sufficiently close to a CCR5 knockdown target position to reduce, decrease or repress expression of the CCR5 gene.

In an embodiment, a nucleic acid encodes a third gRNA molecule comprising a targeting domain configured to provide a cleavage event, e.g., a double strand break or a single strand break, sufficiently close to a CCR5 target position in the CCR5 gene to allow alteration, e.g., alteration associated with NHEJ, of a CCR5 target position in the CCR5 gene, either alone or in combination with the break positioned by the first and/or second gRNA molecule.

In an embodiment, a nucleic acid encodes a third gRNA molecule comprising a targeting domain configured to target an enzymatically inactive Cas9 (eiCas9) molecule or an eiCas9 fusion protein (e.g., an eiCas9 fused to a transcription repressor domain or chromatin remodeling protein), sufficiently close to a CCR5 knockdown target position to reduce, decrease or repress expression of the CCR5 gene.

In an embodiment, a nucleic acid encodes a fourth gRNA molecule comprising a targeting domain configured to provide a cleavage event, e.g., a double strand break or a single strand break, sufficiently close to a CCR5 target position in the CCR5 gene to allow alteration, e.g., alteration associated with NHEJ, of a CCR5 target position in the CCR5 gene, either alone or in combination with the break positioned by the first gRNA molecule, the second gRNA molecule and/or the third gRNA molecule.

In an embodiment, the nucleic acid encodes a second gRNA molecule. The second gRNA is selected to target the same CCR5 target position as the first gRNA molecule. Optionally, the nucleic acid may encode a third gRNA, and further optionally, the nucleic acid may encode a fourth gRNA molecule. The third gRNA molecule and the fourth gRNA molecule are selected to target the same CCR5 target position as the first and second gRNA molecules.

In an embodiment, the nucleic acid encodes a second gRNA molecule comprising a targeting domain comprising a sequence that is the same as, or differs by no more than 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 nucleotides from, a targeting domain sequence from one of Tables 1A-1F, 2A-2C, 3A-3E, 4A-4C, 5A-5C, 6A-6E, 7A-7C, or 18. In an embodiment, the nucleic acid encodes a second gRNA molecule comprising a targeting domain selected from those in Tables 1A-1F, 2A-2C, 3A-3E, 4A-4C, 5A-5C, 6A-6E, 7A-7C, or 18. In an embodiment, when a third or fourth gRNA molecule are present, the third and fourth gRNA molecules may independently comprise a targeting domain comprising a sequence that is the same as, or differs by no more than 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 nucleotides from, a targeting domain sequence from one of Tables 1A-1F, 2A-2C, 3A-3E, 4A-4C, 5A-5C, 6A-6E, 7A-7C, or 18. In a further embodiment, when a third or fourth gRNA molecule are present, the third and fourth gRNA molecules may independently comprise a targeting domain selected from those in Tables 1A-1F, 2A-2C, 3A-3E, 4A-4C, 5A-5C, 6A-6E, 7A-7C, or 18.

In an embodiment, the nucleic acid encodes a second gRNA molecule comprising a targeting domain comprising a sequence that is the same as, or differs by no more than 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 nucleotides from, a targeting domain sequence from one of Tables 1A-1F, 2A-2C, 3A-3E, or 4A-4C. In an embodiment, the nucleic acid encodes a second gRNA molecule comprising a targeting domain selected from those in Tables 1A-1F, 2A-2C, 3A-3E, or 4A-4C. In an embodiment, when a third or fourth gRNA molecule are present, the third and fourth gRNA molecules may independently comprise a targeting domain comprising a sequence that is the same as, or differs by no more than 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 nucleotides from, a targeting domain sequence from one of Tables 1A-1F, 2A-2C, 3A-3E, or 4A-4C. In a further embodiment, when a third or fourth gRNA molecule are present, the third and fourth gRNA molecules may independently comprise a targeting domain selected from those in Tables 1A-1F, 2A-2C, 3A-3E, or 4A-4C.

In an embodiment, the nucleic acid encodes a second gRNA molecule comprising a targeting domain comprising a sequence that is the same as, or differs by no more than 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 nucleotides from, a targeting domain sequence from one of Tables 5A-5C, 6A-6E, or 7A-7C. In an embodiment, the nucleic acid encodes a second gRNA molecule comprising a targeting domain selected from those in Tables 5A-5C, 6A-6E, or 7A-7C. In an embodiment, when a third or fourth gRNA molecule are present, the third and fourth gRNA molecules may independently comprise a targeting domain comprising a sequence that is the same as, or differs by no more than 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 nucleotides from, a targeting domain sequence from one of Tables 5A-5C, 6A-6E, or 7A-7C. In a further embodiment, when a third or fourth gRNA molecule are present, the third and fourth gRNA molecules may independently comprise a targeting domain selected from those in Tables 5A-5C, 6A-6E, or 7A-7C.

In an embodiment, the nucleic acid encodes a second gRNA which is a modular gRNA, e.g., wherein one or more nucleic acid molecules encode a modular gRNA. In another embodiment, the nucleic acid encoding a second gRNA is a chimeric gRNA. In yet another embodiment, when a nucleic acid encodes a third or fourth gRNA, the third and fourth gRNA may be a modular gRNA or a chimeric gRNA. When multiple gRNAs are used, any combination of modular or chimeric gRNAs may be used.

A nucleic acid may encode a second, a third, and/or a fourth gRNA, each independently, comprising a targeting domain comprising 16 nucleotides or more in length. In an embodiment, the nucleic acid encodes a second gRNA comprising a targeting domain that is 16 nucleotides in length. In another embodiment, the nucleic acid encodes a second gRNA comprising a targeting domain that is 17 nucleotides in length. In yet another embodiment, the nucleic acid encodes a second gRNA comprising a targeting domain that is 18 nucleotides in length. In still another embodiment, the nucleic acid encodes a second gRNA comprising a targeting domain that is 19 nucleotides in length. In still other embodiments, the nucleic acid encodes a second gRNA comprising a targeting domain that is 20 nucleotides in length. In still another embodiment, the nucleic acid encodes a second gRNA comprising a targeting domain that is 21 nucleotides in length. In still another embodiment, the nucleic acid encodes a second gRNA comprising a targeting domain that is 22 nucleotides in length. In still another embodiment, the nucleic acid encodes a second gRNA comprising a targeting domain that is 23 nucleotides in length. In still another embodiment, the nucleic acid encodes a second gRNA comprising a targeting domain that is 24 nucleotides in length. In still another embodiment, the nucleic acid encodes a second gRNA comprising a targeting domain that is 25 nucleotides in length. In still another embodiment, the nucleic acid encodes a second gRNA comprising a targeting domain that is 26 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises 16 nucleotides.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises 17 nucleotides.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises 18 nucleotides.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises 19 nucleotides.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises 20 nucleotides.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises 21 nucleotides.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises 22 nucleotides.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises 23 nucleotides.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises 24 nucleotides.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises 25 nucleotides.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises 26 nucleotides.

In an embodiment, a nucleic acid encodes a second, a third, and/or a fourth gRNA, each independently, comprising from 5′ to 3′: a targeting domain (comprising a “core domain”, and optionally a “secondary domain”); a first complementarity domain; a linking domain; a second complementarity domain; a proximal domain; and a tail domain. In some embodiments, the proximal domain and tail domain are taken together as a single domain.

In an embodiment, a nucleic acid encodes a second, a third, and/or a fourth gRNA comprising a linking domain of no more than 25 nucleotides in length; a proximal and tail domain, that taken together, are at least 20 nucleotides in length; and a targeting domain equal to or greater than 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 or 26 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, a nucleic acid encodes a second, a third, and/or a fourth gRNA comprising a linking domain of no more than 25 nucleotides in length; a proximal and tail domain, that taken together, are at least 25 nucleotides in length; and a targeting domain equal to or greater than 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 or 26 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, a nucleic acid encodes a second, a third, and/or a fourth gRNA comprising a linking domain of no more than 25 nucleotides in length; a proximal and tail domain, that taken together, are at least 30 nucleotides in length; and a targeting domain equal to or greater than 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 or 26 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, a nucleic acid encodes a second, a third, and/or a fourth gRNA comprising a linking domain of no more than 25 nucleotides in length; a proximal and tail domain, that taken together, are at least 40 nucleotides in length; and a targeting domain equal to or greater than 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 or 26 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, a nucleic acid encodes (a) a sequence that encodes a gRNA molecule comprising a targeting domain that is complementary with a target domain in the CCR5 gene as disclosed herein, and (b) a sequence that encodes a Cas9 molecule, e.g., a Cas9 molecule described herein. In an embodiment, (a) and (b) are present on the same nucleic acid molecule, e.g., the same vector, e.g., the same viral vector, e.g., the same adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector. In an embodiment, the nucleic acid molecule is an AAV vector. Exemplary AAV vectors that may be used in any of the described compositions and methods include an AAV1 vector, a modified AAV1 vector, an AAV2 vector, a modified AAV2 vector, an AAV3 vector, an AAV4 vector, a modified AAV4 vector, an AAV5 vector, a modified AAV5 vector, a modified AAV3 vector, an AAV6 vector, a modified AAV6 vector, an AAV8 vector an AAV9 vector, an AAV.rh10 vector, a modified AAV.rh10 vector, an AAV.rh32/33 vector, a modified AAV.rh32/33 vector, an AAV.rh43 vector, a modified AAV.rh43 vector, an AAV.rh64R1 vector, and a modified AAV.rh64R1 vector.

In another embodiment, (a) is present on a first nucleic acid molecule, e.g. a first vector, e.g., a first viral vector, e.g., a first AAV vector; and (b) is present on a second nucleic acid molecule, e.g., a second vector, e.g., a second vector, e.g., a second AAV vector. The first and second nucleic acid molecules may be AAV vectors.

In another embodiment, a nucleic acid encodes (a) a sequence that encodes a gRNA molecule comprising a targeting domain that is complementary with a target domain in the CCR5 gene as disclosed herein, and (b) a sequence that encodes a Cas9 molecule, e.g., a Cas9 molecule described herein; and further comprises (c)(i) a sequence that encodes a second gRNA molecule as described herein and optionally, (c)(ii) a sequence that encodes a third gRNA molecule described herein having a targeting domain that is complementary to a third target domain of the CCR5 gene; and optionally, (c)(iii) a sequence that encodes a fourth gRNA molecule described herein having a targeting domain that is complementary to a fourth target domain of the CCR5 gene. In an embodiment, the nucleic acid comprises (a), (b) and (c)(i). In an embodiment, the nucleic acid comprises (a), (b), (c)(i) and (c)(ii). In an embodiment, the nucleic acid comprises (a), (b), (c)(i), (c)(ii) and (c)(iii). Each of (a) and (c)(i) may be present on the same nucleic acid molecule, e.g., the same vector, e.g., the same viral vector, e.g., the same adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector. In an embodiment, the nucleic acid molecule is an AAV vector.

In an embodiment, (a) and (c)(i) are on different vectors. For example, (a) may be present on a first nucleic acid molecule, e.g. a first vector, e.g., a first viral vector, e.g., a first AAV vector; and (c)(i) may be present on a second nucleic acid molecule, e.g., a second vector, e.g., a second vector, e.g., a second AAV vector. In an embodiment, the first and second nucleic acid molecules are AAV vectors.

In another embodiment, each of (a), (b), and (c)(i) are present on the same nucleic acid molecule, e.g., the same vector, e.g., the same viral vector, e.g., an AAV vector. In an embodiment, the nucleic acid molecule is an AAV vector. In an alternate embodiment, one of (a), (b), and (c)(i) is encoded on a first nucleic acid molecule, e.g., a first vector, e.g., a first viral vector, e.g., a first AAV vector; and a second and third of (a), (b), and (c)(i) is encoded on a second nucleic acid molecule, e.g., a second vector, e.g., a second vector, e.g., a second AAV vector. The first and second nucleic acid molecule may be AAV vectors.

In an embodiment, (a) is present on a first nucleic acid molecule, e.g., a first vector, e.g., a first viral vector, a first AAV vector; and (b) and (c)(i) are present on a second nucleic acid molecule, e.g., a second vector, e.g., a second vector, e.g., a second AAV vector. The first and second nucleic acid molecule may be AAV vectors.

In another embodiment, (b) is present on a first nucleic acid molecule, e.g., a first vector, e.g., a first viral vector, e.g., a first AAV vector; and (a) and (c)(i) are present on a second nucleic acid molecule, e.g., a second vector, e.g., a second vector, e.g., a second AAV vector. The first and second nucleic acid molecule may be AAV vectors.

In another embodiment, (c)(i) is present on a first nucleic acid molecule, e.g., a first vector, e.g., a first viral vector, e.g., a first AAV vector; and (b) and (a) are present on a second nucleic acid molecule, e.g., a second vector, e.g., a second vector, e.g., a second AAV vector. The first and second nucleic acid molecule may be AAV vectors.

In another embodiment, each of (a), (b) and (c)(i) are present on different nucleic acid molecules, e.g., different vectors, e.g., different viral vectors, e.g., different AAV vector. For example, (a) may be on a first nucleic acid molecule, (b) on a second nucleic acid molecule, and (c)(i) on a third nucleic acid molecule. The first, second and third nucleic acid molecule may be AAV vectors.

In another embodiment, when a third and/or fourth gRNA molecule are present, each of (a), (b), (c)(i), (c)(ii) and (c)(iii) may be present on the same nucleic acid molecule, e.g., the same vector, e.g., the same viral vector, e.g., an AAV vector. In an embodiment, the nucleic acid molecule is an AAV vector. In an alternate embodiment, each of (a), (b), (c)(i), (c)(ii) and (c)(iii) may be present on the different nucleic acid molecules, e.g., different vectors, e.g., the different viral vectors, e.g., different AAV vectors. In a further embodiment, each of (a), (b), (c)(i), (c)(ii) and (c)(iii) may be present on more than one nucleic acid molecule, but fewer than five nucleic acid molecules, e.g., AAV vectors.

The nucleic acids described herein may comprise a promoter operably linked to the sequence that encodes the gRNA molecule of (a), e.g., a promoter described herein. The nucleic acid may further comprise a second promoter operably linked to the sequence that encodes the second, third and/or fourth gRNA molecule of (c), e.g., a promoter described herein. The promoter and second promoter differ from one another. In some embodiments, the promoter and second promoter are the same.

The nucleic acids described herein may further comprise a promoter operably linked to the sequence that encodes the Cas9 molecule of (b), e.g., a promoter described herein.

In another aspect, disclosed herein is a composition comprising (a) a gRNA molecule comprising a targeting domain that is complementary with a target domain in the CCR5 gene, as described herein. The composition of (a) may further comprise (b) a Cas9 molecule, e.g., a Cas9 molecule as described herein. A composition of (a) and (b) may further comprise (c) a second, third and/or fourth gRNA molecule, e.g., a second, third and/or fourth gRNA molecule described herein. In an embodiment, the composition is a pharmaceutical composition. The compositions described herein, e.g., pharmaceutical compositions described herein, can be used in the treatment or prevention of HIV or AIDS in a subject, e.g., in accordance with a method disclosed herein.

In another aspect, disclosed herein is a method of altering a cell, e.g., altering the structure, e.g., altering the sequence, of a target nucleic acid of a cell, comprising contacting said cell with: (a) a gRNA that targets the CCR5 gene, e.g., a gRNA as described herein; (b) a Cas9 molecule, e.g., a Cas9 molecule as described herein; and optionally, (c) a second, third and/or fourth gRNA that targets CCR5 gene, e.g., a second, third and/or fourth gRNA as described herein.

In an embodiment, the method comprises contacting said cell with (a) and (b).

In an embodiment, the method comprises contacting said cell with (a), (b), and (c).

The gRNA of (a) and optionally (c) may be selected from any of Tables 1A-1F, 2A-2C, 3A-3E, 4A-4C, 5A-5C, 6A-6E, 7A-7C, or 18, or a gRNA that differs by no more than 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 nucleotides from, a targeting domain sequence from any of Tables 1A-1F, 2A-2C, 3A-3E, 4A-4C, 5A-5C, 6A-6E, 7A-7C, or 18.

In an embodiment, the method comprises contacting a cell from a subject suffering from or likely to develop an HIV infection or AIDS. The cell may be from a subject who does not have a mutation at a CCR5 target position.

In an embodiment, the cell being contacted in the disclosed method is a target cell from a circulating blood cell, a progenitor cell, or a stem cell, e.g., a hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) or a hematopoietic stem/progenitor cell (HSPC). In an embodiment, the target cell is a T cell (e.g., a CD4+ T cell, a CD8+ T cell, a helper T cell, a regulatory T cell, a cytotoxic T cell, a memory T cell, a T cell precursor or a natural killer T cell), a B cell (e.g., a progenitor B cell, a Pre B cell, a Pro B cell, a memory B cell, a plasma B cell), a monocyte, a megakaryocyte, a neutrophil, an eosinophil, a basophil, a mast cell, a reticulocyte, a lymphoid progenitor cell, a myeloid progenitor cell, or a hematopoietic stem cell. In an embodiment, the target cell is a bone marrow cell, (e.g., a lymphoid progenitor cell, a myeloid progenitor cell, an erythroid progenitor cell, a hematopoietic stem cell, or a mesenchymal stem cell). In an embodiment, the cell is a CD4 cell, a T cell, a gut associated lymphatic tissue (GALT), a macrophage, a dendritic cell, a myeloid precursor cell, or a microglia. The contacting may be performed ex vivo and the contacted cell may be returned to the subject's body after the contacting step. In another embodiment, the contacting step may be performed in vivo.

In an embodiment, the method of altering a cell as described herein comprises acquiring knowledge of the presence of a CCR5 target position in said cell, prior to the contacting step. Acquiring knowledge of the presence of a CCR5 target position in the cell may be by sequencing the CCR5 gene, or a portion of the CCR5 gene.

In an embodiment, the contacting step of the method comprises contacting the cell with a nucleic acid, e.g., a vector, e.g., an AAV vector, that expresses at least one of (a), (b), and (c). In an embodiment, the contacting step of the method comprises contacting the cell with a nucleic acid, e.g., a vector, e.g., an AAV vector, that encodes each of (a), (b), and (c). In another embodiment, the contacting step of the method comprises delivering to the cell a Cas9 molecule of (b) and a nucleic acid which encodes a gRNA of (a) and optionally, a second gRNA of (c)(i) (and further optionally, a third gRNA of (c)(ii) and/or fourth gRNA of (c)(iii).

In an embodiment, the contacting step comprises contacting the cell with a nucleic acid, e.g., a vector, e.g., an AAV vector, e.g., an AAV1 vector, a modified AAV1 vector, an AAV2 vector, a modified AAV2 vector, an AAV3 vector, a modified AAV3 vector, an AAV4 vector, a modified AAV4 vector, an AAV5 vector, a modified AAV5 vector, an AAV6 vector, a modified AAV6 vector, an AAV7 vector, a modified AAV7 vector, an AAV8 vector, an AAV9 vector, an AAV.rh10 vector, a modified AAV.rh10 vector, an AAV.rh32/33 vector, a modified AAV.rh32/33 vector, an AAV.rh43 vector, a modified AAV.rh43 vector, an AAV.rh64R1 vector, and a modified AAV.rh64R1 vector. a described herein.

In an embodiment, the contacting step comprises delivering to the cell a Cas9 molecule of (b), as a protein or an mRNA, and a nucleic acid which encodes a gRNA of (a) and optionally a second, third and/or fourth gRNA of (c).

In an embodiment, the contacting step comprises delivering to the cell a Cas9 molecule of (b), as a protein or an mRNA, said gRNA of (a), as an RNA, and optionally said second, third and/or fourth gRNA of (c), as an RNA.

In an embodiment, the contacting step comprises delivering to the cell a gRNA of (a) as an RNA, optionally the second, third and/or fourth gRNA of (c) as an RNA, and a nucleic acid that encodes the Cas9 molecule of (b).

In an embodiment, the contacting step further comprises contacting the cell with an HSC self-renewal agonist, e.g., UM171 ((1r,4r)-N1-(2-benzyl-7-(2-methyl-2H-tetrazol-5-yl)-9H-pyrimido[4,5-b]indol-4-yl)cyclohexane-1,4-diamine) or a pyrimidoindole derivative described in Fares et al., Science, 2014, 345(6203): 1509-1512). In an embodiment, the cell is contacted with the HSC self-reneal agonist before (e.g., at least 1, 2, 4, 8, 12, 24, 36, or 48 hours before, e.g., about 2 hours before) the cell is contacted with a gRNA molecule and/or a Cas9 molecule. In another embodiment, the cell is contacted with the HSC self-reneal agonist after (e.g., at least 1, 2, 4, 8, 12, 24, 36, or 48 hours after, e.g., about 24 hours after) the cell is contacted with a gRNA molecule and/or a Cas9 molecule. In yet another embodiment, the cell is contacted with the HSC self-reneal agonist before (e.g., at least 1, 2, 4, 8, 12, 24, 36, or 48 hours before) and after (e.g., at least 1, 2, 4, 8, 12, 24, 36, or 48 hours after) the cell is contacted with a gRNA molecule and/or a Cas9 molecule. In an embodiment, the cell is contacted with the HSC self-reneal agonist about 2 hours before and about 24 hours after the cell is contacted with a gRNA molecule and/or a Cas9 molecule. In an embodiment, the cell is contacted with the HSC self-reneal agonist at the same time the cell is contacted with a gRNA molecule and/or a Cas9 molecule. In an embodiment, the HSC self-renewal agonist, e.g., UM171, is used at a concentration between 5 and 200 nM, e.g., between 10 and 100 nM or between 20 and 50 nM, e.g., about 40 nM.

In another aspect, disclosed herein is a cell or a population of cells produced (e.g., altered) by a method described herein.

In another aspect, disclosed herein is a method of treating a subject suffering from or likely to develop an HIV infection or AIDS, e.g., altering the structure, e.g., sequence, of a target nucleic acid of the subject, comprising contacting the subject (or a cell from the subject) with:

(a) a gRNA that targets the CCR5 gene, e.g., a gRNA disclosed herein;

(b) a Cas9 molecule, e.g., a Cas9 molecule disclosed herein; and

optionally, (c)(i) a second gRNA that targets the CCR5 gene, e.g., a second gRNA disclosed herein, and

further optionally, (c)(ii) a third gRNA, and still further optionally, (c)(iii) a fourth gRNA that target the CCR5 gene, e.g., a third and fourth gRNA disclosed herein.

In some embodiments, contacting comprises contacting with (a) and (b).

In some embodiments, contacting comprises contacting with (a), (b), and (c)(i). In some embodiments, contacting comprises contacting with (a), (b), (c)(i) and (c)(ii). In some embodiments, contacting comprises contacting with (a), (b), (c)(i), (c)(ii) and (c)(iii).

The gRNA of (a) or (c) (e.g., (c)(i), (c)(ii), or (c)(iii)) may be selected from any of Tables 1A-1F, 2A-2C, 3A-3E, 4A-4C, 5A-5C, 6A-6E, 7A-7C, or 18, or a gRNA that differs by no more than 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 nucleotides from, a targeting domain sequence from any of Tables 1A-1F, 2A-2C, 3A-3E, 4A-4C, 5A-5C, 6A-6E, 7A-7C, or 18.

In an embodiment, the method comprises acquiring knowledge of the presence or absence of a mutation at a CCR5 target position in said subject.

In an embodiment, the method comprises acquiring knowledge of the presence or absence of a mutation at a CCR5 target position in said subject by sequencing the CCR5 gene or a portion of the CCR5 gene.

In an embodiment, the method comprises introducing a mutation at a CCR5 target position.

In an embodiment, the method comprises introducing a mutation at a CCR5 target position by NHEJ.

When the method comprises introducing a mutation at a CCR5 target position, e.g., by NHEJ in the coding region or a non-coding region, a Cas9 of (b) and at least one guide RNA (e.g., a guide RNA of (a)) are included in the contacting step.

In an embodiment, a cell of the subject is contacted ex vivo with (a), (b) and optionally (c)(i), further optionally (c)(ii), and still further optionally (c)(iii). In an embodiment, said cell is returned to the subject's body.

In an embodiment, a cell of the subject is contacted is in vivo with (a), (b) and optionally (c)(i), further optionally (c)(ii), and still further optionally (c)(iii). In an embodiment, the cell of the subject is contacted in vivo by intravenous delivery of (a), (b) and optionally (c)(i), further optionally (c)(ii), and still further optionally (c)(iii).

In an embodiment, the contacting step comprises contacting the subject with a nucleic acid, e.g., a vector, e.g., an AAV vector, described herein, e.g., a nucleic acid that encodes at least one of (a), (b), and optionally (c)(i), further optionally (c)(ii), and still further optionally (c)(iii).

In an embodiment, the contacting step comprises delivering to said subject said Cas9 molecule of (b), as a protein or mRNA, and a nucleic acid which encodes (a) and optionally (c)(i), further optionally (c)(ii), and still further optionally (c)(iii).

In an embodiment, the contacting step comprises delivering to the subject the Cas9 molecule of (b), as a protein or mRNA, said gRNA of (a), as an RNA, and optionally said second gRNA of (c)(i), further optionally said third gRNA of (c)(ii), and still further optionally said fourth gRNA of (c)(iii), as an RNA.

In an embodiment, the contacting step comprises delivering to the subject the gRNA of (a), as an RNA, optionally said second gRNA of (c)(i), further optionally said third gRNA of (c)(ii), and still further optionally said fourth gRNA of (c)(iii), as an RNA, and a nucleic acid that encodes the Cas9 molecule of (b).

In another aspect, disclosed herein is a reaction mixture comprising a gRNA molecule, a nucleic acid, or a composition described herein, and a cell, e.g., a cell from a subject having, or likely to develop and HIV infection or AIDS, or a subject having a mutation at a CCR5 target position (e.g., a heterozygous carrier of a CCR5 mutation).

In another aspect, disclosed herein is a kit comprising, (a) a gRNA molecule described herein, or a nucleic acid that encodes the gRNA, and one or more of the following:

(b) a Cas9 molecule, e.g., a Cas9 molecule described herein, or a nucleic acid or mRNA that encodes the Cas9;

(c)(i) a second gRNA molecule, e.g., a second gRNA molecule described herein or a nucleic acid that encodes (c)(i);

(c)(ii) a third gRNA molecule, e.g., a third gRNA molecule described herein or a nucleic acid that encodes (c)(ii);

(c)(iii) a fourth gRNA molecule, e.g., a fourth gRNA molecule described herein or a nucleic acid that encodes (c)(iii).

In an embodiment, the kit comprises a nucleic acid, e.g., an AAV vector, that encodes one or more of (a), (b), (c)(i), (c)(ii), and (c)(iii).

In yet another aspect, disclosed herein is a gRNA molecule, e.g., a gRNA molecule described herein, for use in treating, or delaying the onset or progression of, HIV infection or

AIDS in a subject, e.g., in accordance with a method of treating, or delaying the onset or progression of, HIV infection or AIDS as described herein.

In an embodiment, the gRNA molecule in used in combination with a Cas9 molecule, e.g., a Cas9 molecule described herein. Additionally or alternatively, in an embodiment, the gRNA molecule is used in combination with a second, third and/or fourth gRNA molecule, e.g., a second, third and/or fourth gRNA molecule described herein.

In still another aspect, disclosed herein is use of a gRNA molecule, e.g., a gRNA molecule described herein, in the manufacture of a medicament for treating, or delaying the onset or progression of, HIV infection or AIDS in a subject, e.g., in accordance with a method of treating, or delaying the onset or progression of, HIV infection or AIDS as described herein.

In an embodiment, the medicament comprises a Cas9 molecule, e.g., a Cas9 molecule described herein. Additionally or alternatively, in an embodiment, the medicament comprises a second, third and/or fourth gRNA molecule, e.g., a second, third and/or fourth gRNA molecule described herein.

The gRNA molecules and methods, as disclosed herein, can be used in combination with a governing gRNA molecule. As used herein, a governing gRNA molecule refers to a gRNA molecule comprising a targeting domain which is complementary to a target domain on a nucleic acid that encodes a component of the CRISPR/Cas system introduced into a cell or subject. For example, the methods described herein can further include contacting a cell or subject with a governing gRNA molecule or a nucleic acid encoding a governing molecule. In an embodiment, the governing gRNA molecule targets a nucleic acid that encodes a Cas9 molecule or a nucleic acid that encodes a target gene gRNA molecule. In an embodiment, the governing gRNA comprises a targeting domain that is complementary to a target domain in a sequence that encodes a Cas9 component, e.g., a Cas9 molecule or target gene gRNA molecule. In an embodiment, the target domain is designed with, or has, minimal homology to other nucleic acid sequences in the cell, e.g., to minimize off-target cleavage. For example, the targeting domain on the governing gRNA can be selected to reduce or minimize off-target effects. In an embodiment, a target domain for a governing gRNA can be disposed in the control or coding region of a Cas9 molecule or disposed between a control region and a transcribed region. In an embodiment, a target domain for a governing gRNA can be disposed in the control or coding region of a target gene gRNA molecule or disposed between a control region and a transcribed region for a target gene gRNA. While not wishing to be bound by theory, in an embodiment, it is believed that altering, e.g., inactivating, a nucleic acid that encodes a Cas9 molecule or a nucleic acid that encodes a target gene gRNA molecule can be effected by cleavage of the targeted nucleic acid sequence or by binding of a Cas9 molecule/governing gRNA molecule complex to the targeted nucleic acid sequence.

The compositions, reaction mixtures and kits, as disclosed herein, can also include a governing gRNA molecule, e.g., a governing gRNA molecule disclosed herein.

Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Although methods and materials similar or equivalent to those described herein can be used in the practice or testing of the present invention, suitable methods and materials are described below. All publications, patent applications, patents, and other references mentioned herein are incorporated by reference in their entirety. In addition, the materials, methods, and examples are illustrative only and not intended to be limiting.

Headings, including numeric and alphabetical headings and subheadings, are for organization and presentation and are not intended to be limiting.

Other features and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the detailed description, drawings, and from the claims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIGS. 1A-1I are representations of several exemplary gRNAs.

FIG. 1A depicts a modular gRNA molecule derived in part (or modeled on a sequence in part) from Streptococcus pyogenes (S. pyogenes) as a duplexed structure (SEQ ID NOS: 42 and 43, respectively, in order of appearance);

FIG. 1B depicts a unimolecular (or chimeric) gRNA molecule derived in part from S. pyogenes as a duplexed structure (SEQ ID NO: 44);

FIG. 1C depicts a unimolecular gRNA molecule derived in part from S. pyogenes as a duplexed structure (SEQ ID NO: 45);

FIG. 1D depicts a unimolecular gRNA molecule derived in part from S. pyogenes as a duplexed structure (SEQ ID NO: 46);

FIG. 1E depicts a unimolecular gRNA molecule derived in part from S. pyogenes as a duplexed structure (SEQ ID NO: 47);

FIG. 1F depicts a modular gRNA molecule derived in part from Streptococcus thermophilus (S. thermophilus) as a duplexed structure (SEQ ID NOS: 48 and 49, respectively, in order of appearance);

FIG. 1G depicts an alignment of modular gRNA molecules of S. pyogenes and S. thermophilus (SEQ ID NOS: 50-53, respectively, in order of appearance).

FIGS. 1H-1I depicts additional exemplary structures of unimolecular gRNA molecules. FIG. 1H shows an exemplary structure of a unimolecular gRNA molecule derived in part from S. pyogenes as a duplexed structure (SEQ ID NO: 45). FIG. 1I shows an exemplary structure of a unimolecular gRNA molecule derived in part from S. aureus as a duplexed structure (SEQ ID NO: 40).

FIGS. 2A-2G depict an alignment of Cas9 sequences from Chylinski et al. (RNA Biol. 2013; 10(5): 726-737). The N-terminal RuvC-like domain is boxed and indicated with a “Y”. The other two RuvC-like domains are boxed and indicated with a “B”. The HNH-like domain is boxed and indicated by a “G”. Sm: S. mutans (SEQ ID NO: 1); Sp: S. pyogenes (SEQ ID NO: 2); St: S. thermophilus (SEQ ID NO: 3); Li: L. innocua (SEQ ID NO: 4). Motif: this is a motif based on the four sequences: residues conserved in all four sequences are indicated by single letter amino acid abbreviation; “*” indicates any amino acid found in the corresponding position of any of the four sequences; and “-” indicates any amino acid, e.g., any of the 20 naturally occurring amino acids, or absent.

FIGS. 3A-3B show an alignment of the N-terminal RuvC-like domain from the Cas9 molecules disclosed in Chylinski et at (SEQ ID NOS: 54-103, respectively, in order of appearance). The last line of FIG. 3B identifies 4 highly conserved residues.

FIGS. 4A-4B show an alignment of the N-terminal RuvC-like domain from the Cas9 molecules disclosed in Chylinski et al. with sequence outliers removed (SEQ ID NOS: 104-177, respectively, in order of appearance). The last line of FIG. 4B identifies 3 highly conserved residues.

FIGS. 5A-5C show an alignment of the HNH-like domain from the Cas9 molecules disclosed in Chylinski et at (SEQ ID NOS: 178-252, respectively, in order of appearance). The last line of FIG. 5C identifies conserved residues.

FIGS. 6A-6B show an alignment of the HNH-like domain from the Cas9 molecules disclosed in Chylinski et al. with sequence outliers removed (SEQ ID NOS: 253-302, respectively, in order of appearance). The last line of FIG. 6B identifies 3 highly conserved residues.

FIGS. 7A-7B depict an alignment of Cas9 sequences from S. pyogenes and Neisseria meningitidis (N. meningitidis). The N-terminal RuvC-like domain is boxed and indicated with a “Y”. The other two RuvC-like domains are boxed and indicated with a “B”. The HNH-like domain is boxed and indicated with a “G”. Sp: S. pyogenes; Nm: N. meningitidis. Motif: this is a motif based on the two sequences: residues conserved in both sequences are indicated by a single amino acid designation; “*” indicates any amino acid found in the corresponding position of any of the two sequences; “-” indicates any amino acid, e.g., any of the 20 naturally occurring amino acids, and “-” indicates any amino acid, e.g., any of the 20 naturally occurring amino acids, or absent.

FIG. 8 shows a nucleic acid sequence encoding Cas9 of N. meningitidis (SEQ ID NO: 303). Sequence indicated by an “R” is an SV40 NLS; sequence indicated as “G” is an HA tag; and sequence indicated by an “O” is a synthetic NLS sequence; the remaining (unmarked) sequence is the open reading frame (ORF).

FIGS. 9A-9B are schematic representations of the domain organization of S. pyogenes Cas 9. FIG. 9A shows the organization of the Cas9 domains, including amino acid positions, in reference to the two lobes of Cas9 (recognition (REC) and nuclease (NUC) lobes). FIG. 9B shows the percent homology of each domain across 83 Cas9 orthologs.

FIG. 10 depicts the efficiency of NHEJ mediated by a Cas9 molecule and exemplary gRNA molecules targeting the CCR5 locus.

FIG. 11 depicts flow cytometry analysis of genome edited HSCs to determine co-expression of stem cell phenotypic markers CD34 and CD90 and for viability (7-AAD-AnnexinV− cells). CD34+ HSCs maintain phenotype and viability after Nucleofection™ with Cas9 and CCR5 gRNA plasmid DNA (96 hours).

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Definitions

“CCR5 target position”, as used herein, refers to any position that results in inactivation of the CCR5 gene. In an embodiment, a CCR5 target position refers to any of a CCR5 target knockout position or a CCR5 target knockdown position, as described herein.

“Domain”, as used herein, is used to describe segments of a protein or nucleic acid. Unless otherwise indicated, a domain is not required to have any specific functional property.

Calculations of homology or sequence identity between two sequences (the terms are used interchangeably herein) are performed as follows. The sequences are aligned for optimal comparison purposes (e.g., gaps can be introduced in one or both of a first and a second amino acid or nucleic acid sequence for optimal alignment and non-homologous sequences can be disregarded for comparison purposes). The optimal alignment is determined as the best score using the GAP program in the GCG software package with a Blossum 62 scoring matrix with a gap penalty of 12, a gap extend penalty of 4, and a frame shift gap penalty of 5. The amino acid residues or nucleotides at corresponding amino acid positions or nucleotide positions are then compared. When a position in the first sequence is occupied by the same amino acid residue or nucleotide as the corresponding position in the second sequence, then the molecules are identical at that position. The percent identity between the two sequences is a function of the number of identical positions shared by the sequences.

“Governing gRNA molecule”, as used herein, refers to a gRNA molecule that comprises a targeting domain that is complementary to a target domain on a nucleic acid that comprises a sequence that encodes a component of the CRISPR/Cas system that is introduced into a cell or subject. A governing gRNA does not target an endogenous cell or subject sequence. In an embodiment, a governing gRNA molecule comprises a targeting domain that is complementary with a target sequence on: (a) a nucleic acid that encodes a Cas9 molecule; (b) a nucleic acid that encodes a gRNA which comprises a targeting domain that targets the CCR5 gene (a target gene gRNA); or on more than one nucleic acid that encodes a CRISPR/Cas component, e.g., both (a) and (b). In an embodiment, a nucleic acid molecule that encodes a CRISPR/Cas component, e.g., that encodes a Cas9 molecule or a target gene gRNA, comprises more than one target domain that is complementary with a governing gRNA targeting domain. While not wishing to be bound by theory, in an embodiment, it is believed that a governing gRNA molecule complexes with a Cas9 molecule and results in Cas9 mediated inactivation of the targeted nucleic acid, e.g., by cleavage or by binding to the nucleic acid, and results in cessation or reduction of the production of a CRISPR/Cas system component. In an embodiment, the Cas9 molecule forms two complexes: a complex comprising a Cas9 molecule with a target gene gRNA, which complex will alter the CCR5 gene; and a complex comprising a Cas9 molecule with a governing gRNA molecule, which complex will act to prevent further production of a CRISPR/Cas system component, e.g., a Cas9 molecule or a target gene gRNA molecule. In an embodiment, a governing gRNA molecule/Cas9 molecule complex binds to or promotes cleavage of a control region sequence, e.g., a promoter, operably linked to a sequence that encodes a Cas9 molecule, a sequence that encodes a transcribed region, an exon, or an intron, for the Cas9 molecule. In an embodiment, a governing gRNA molecule/Cas9 molecule complex binds to or promotes cleavage of a control region sequence, e.g., a promoter, operably linked to a gRNA molecule, or a sequence that encodes the gRNA molecule. In an embodiment, the governing gRNA, e.g., a Cas9-targeting governing gRNA molecule, or a target gene gRNA-targeting governing gRNA molecule, limits the effect of the Cas9 molecule/target gene gRNA molecule complex-mediated gene targeting. In an embodiment, a governing gRNA places temporal, level of expression, or other limits, on activity of the Cas9 molecule/target gene gRNA molecule complex. In an embodiment, a governing gRNA reduces off-target or other unwanted activity. In an embodiment, a governing gRNA molecule inhibits, e.g., entirely or substantially entirely inhibits, the production of a component of the Cas9 system and thereby limits, or governs, its activity.

“Modulator”, as used herein, refers to an entity, e.g., a drug, that can alter the activity (e.g., enzymatic activity, transcriptional activity, or translational activity), amount, distribution, or structure of a subject molecule or genetic sequence. In an embodiment, modulation comprises cleavage, e.g., breaking of a covalent or non-covalent bond, or the forming of a covalent or non-covalent bond, e.g., the attachment of a moiety, to the subject molecule. In an embodiment, a modulator alters the, three dimensional, secondary, tertiary, or quaternary structure, of a subject molecule. A modulator can increase, decrease, initiate, or eliminate a subject activity.

“Large molecule”, as used herein, refers to a molecule having a molecular weight of at least 2, 3, 5, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, or 100 kD. Large molecules include proteins, polypeptides, nucleic acids, biologics, and carbohydrates.

“Polypeptide”, as used herein, refers to a polymer of amino acids having less than 100 amino acid residues. In an embodiment, it has less than 50, 20, or 10 amino acid residues.

“Reference molecule”, e.g., a reference Cas9 molecule or reference gRNA, as used herein, refers to a molecule to which a subject molecule, e.g., a subject Cas9 molecule of subject gRNA molecule, e.g., a modified or candidate Cas9 molecule is compared. For example, a Cas9 molecule can be characterized as having no more than 10% of the nuclease activity of a reference Cas9 molecule. Examples of reference Cas9 molecules include naturally occurring unmodified Cas9 molecules, e.g., a naturally occurring Cas9 molecule such as a Cas9 molecule of S. pyogenes, S. aureus or S. thermophilus. In an embodiment, the reference Cas9 molecule is the naturally occurring Cas9 molecule having the closest sequence identity or homology with the Cas9 molecule to which it is being compared. In an embodiment, the reference Cas9 molecule is a sequence, e.g., a naturally occurring or known sequence, which is the parental form on which a change, e.g., a mutation has been made.

“Replacement”, or “replaced”, as used herein with reference to a modification of a molecule does not require a process limitation but merely indicates that the replacement entity is present.

“Small molecule”, as used herein, refers to a compound having a molecular weight less than about 2 kD, e.g., less than about 2 kD, less than about 1.5 kD, less than about 1 kD, or less than about 0.75 kD.

“Subject”, as used herein, may mean either a human or non-human animal. The term includes, but is not limited to, mammals (e.g., humans, other primates, pigs, rodents (e.g., mice and rats or hamsters), rabbits, guinea pigs, cows, horses, cats, dogs, sheep, and goats). In an embodiment, the subject is a human. In other embodiments, the subject is poultry.

“Treat”, “treating” and “treatment”, as used herein, mean the treatment of a disease in a mammal, e.g., in a human, including (a) inhibiting the disease, i.e., arresting or preventing its development; (b) relieving the disease, i.e., causing regression of the disease state; and (c) curing the disease.

“Prevent”, “preventing” and “prevention”, as used herein, means the prevention of a disease in a mammal, e.g., in a human, including (a) avoiding or precluding the disease; (2) affecting the predisposition toward the disease, e.g., preventing at least one symptom of the disease or to delay onset of at least one symptom of the disease.

“X” as used herein in the context of an amino acid sequence, refers to any amino acid (e.g., any of the twenty natural amino acids) unless otherwise specified.

Human Immunodeficiency Virus

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a virus that causes severe immunodeficiency. In the United States, more than 1 million people are infected with the virus. Worldwide, approximately 30-40 million people are infected.

HIV is a single-stranded RNA virus that preferentially infects CD4 cells. The virus binds to receptors on the surface of CD4+ cells to enter and infect these cells. This binding and infection step is vital to the pathogenesis of HIV. The virus attaches to the CD4 receptor on the cell surface via its own surface glycoproteins, gp120 and gp41. These proteins are made from the cleavage product of gp160. Gp120 binds to a CD4 receptor and must also bind to another coreceptor in order for the virus to enter the host cell. In macrophage-(M-tropic) viruses, the coreceptor is CCR5 occasionally referred to as the CCR5 receptor. M-tropic virus is found most commonly in the early stages of HIV infection.

There are two types of HIV—HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is the predominant global form and is a more virulent strain of the virus. HIV-2 has lower rates of infection and, at present, predominantly affects populations in West Africa. HIV is transmitted primarily through sexual exposure, although the sharing of needles in intravenous drug use is another mode of transmission.

As HIV infection progresses, the virus infects CD4 cells and a subject's CD4 counts fall. With declining CD4 counts, a subject is subject to increasing risk of opportunistic infections (OI). Severely declining CD4 counts are associated with a very high likelihood of OIs, specific cancers (such as Kaposi's sarcoma, Burkitt's lymphoma) and wasting syndrome. Normal CD4 counts are between 600-1200 cells/microliter.

Untreated HIV infection is a chronic, progressive disease that leads to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and death in the vast majority of subjects. Diagnosis of AIDS is made based on infection with a variety of opportunistic pathogens, presence of certain cancers and/or CD4 counts below 200 cells/μL.

HIV was untreatable and invariably led to death until the late 1980's. Since then, antiretroviral therapy (ART) has dramatically slowed the course of HIV infection. Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) is the use of three or more agents in combination to slow HIV. Antiretroviral therapy (ART) is indicated in a subject whose CD4 counts has dropped below 500 cells/μL. Viral load is the most common measurement of the efficacy of HIV treatment and disease progression. Viral load measures the amount of HIV RNA present in the blood.

Treatment with HAART has significantly altered the life expectancy of those infected with HIV. A subject in the developed world who maintains their HAART regimen can expect to live into their 60's and possibly 70's. However, HAART regimens are associated with significant, long term side effects. First, the dosing regimens are complex and associated with strict food requirements. Compliance rates with dosing can be lower than 50% in some populations in the United States. In addition, there are significant toxicities associated with HAART treatment, including diabetes, nausea, malaise, sleep disturbances. A subject who does not adhere to dosing requirements of HAART therapy may have return of viral load in their blood and are at risk for progression to disease and its associated complications.

Methods to Treat or Prevent HIV Infection or AIDS

Methods and compositions described herein provide for a therapy, e.g., a one-time therapy, or a multi-dose therapy, that prevents or treats HIV infection and/or AIDS. In an embodiment, a disclosed therapy prevents, inhibits, or reduces the entry of HIV into CD4 cells of a subject who is already infected. While not wishing to be bound by theory, in an embodiment, it is believed that knocking out CCR5 on CD4 cells, renders the HIV virus unable to enter CD4 cells. Viral entry into CD4 cells requires interaction of the viral glycoproteins gp41 and gp120 with both the CD4 receptor and acoreceptor, e.g., CCR5. Once a functional coreceptor such as CCR5 has been eliminated from the surface of the CD4 cells, the virus is prevented from binding and entering the host CD4 cells. In an embodiment, the disease does not progress or has delayed progression compared to a subject who has not received the therapy.

While not wishing to be bound by theory, subjects with naturally occurring CCR5 receptor mutations who have delayed HIV progression may confer protection by the mechanism of action described herein. Subjects with a specific deletion in the CCR5 gene (e.g., the delta 32 deletion) have been shown to have much higher likelihood of being long-term non-progressors (meaning they did not require HAART and their HIV infection did not progress). See, e.g., Stewart G J et al., 1997 The Australian Long-Term Non-Progressor Study Group. Aids. 11:1833-1838. In addition, a subject who was CCR5+ (had a wild type CCR5 receptor) and infected with HIV underwent a bone marrow transplant for acute myeloid lymphoma. See, e.g., Hutter G et al., 2009N ENGL J MED. 360:692-698. The bone marrow transplant (BMT) was from a subject homozygous for a CCR5 delta 32 deletion. Following BMT, the subject did not have progression of HIV and did not require treatment with ART. These subjects offer evidence for the fact that introduction of a protective mutation of the CCR5 gene, or knockout or knockdown of the CCR5 gene prevents, delays or diminishes the ability of HIV to infect the subject. Mutation or deletion of the CCR5 gene, or reduced CCR5 gene expression, should therefore reduce the progression, virulence and pathology of HIV. In an embodiment, a method described herein is used to treat a subject having HIV.

In an embodiment, a method described herein is used to treat a subject having AIDS.

In an embodiment, a method described herein is used to prevent, or delay the onset or progression of, HIV infection and AIDS in a subject at high risk for HIV infection.

In an embodiment, a method described herein results in a selective advantage to survival of treated CD4 cells. Some proportion of CD4 cells will be modified and have a CCR5 protective mutation. These cells are not subject to infection with HIV. Cells that are not modified may be infected with HIV and are expected to undergo cell death. In an embodiment, after the treatment described herein, treated cells survive, while untreated cells die. This selective advantage drives eventual colonization in all body compartments with 100% CCR5-negative CD4 cells derived from treated cells, conferring complete protection in treated subjects against infection with M tropic HIV.

In an embodiment, the method comprises initiating treatment of a subject prior to disease onset.

In an embodiment, the method comprises initiating treatment of a subject after disease onset.

In an embodiment, the method comprises initiating treatment of a subject after disease onset, e.g., 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 16, 24, 36, 48 or more months after onset of HIV infection or AIDS. While not wishing to be bound by theory, it is believed that this may be effective as disease progression is slow in some cases and a subject may present well into the course of illness.

In an embodiment, the method comprises initiating treatment of a subject in an advanced stage of disease, e.g., to slow viral replication and viral load.

Overall, initiation of treatment for a subject at all stages of disease is expected to prevent or reduce disease progression and benefit a subject.

In an embodiment, the method comprises initiating treatment of a subject prior to disease onset and prior to infection with HIV.

In an embodiment, the method comprises initiating treatment of a subject in an early stage of disease, e.g., when a subject has tested positive for HIV infection but has no signs or symptoms associated with HIV.

In an embodiment, the method comprises initiating treatment of a patient at the appearance of a reduced CD4 count or a positive HIV test.

In an embodiment, the method comprises treating a subject considered at risk for developing HIV infection.

In an embodiment, the method comprises treating a subject who is the spouse, partner, sexual partner, newborn, infant, or child of a subject with HIV.

In an embodiment, the method comprises treating a subject for the prevention or reduction of HIV infection.

In an embodiment, the method comprises treating a subject at the appearance of any of the following findings consistent with HIV: low CD4 count; opportunistic infections associated with HIV, including but not limited to: candidiasis, mycobacterium tuberculosis, cryptococcosis, cryptosporidiosis, cytomegalovirus; and/or malignancy associated with HIV, including but not limited to: lymphoma, Burkitt's lymphoma, or Kaposi's sarcoma.

In an embodiment, a cell is treated ex vivo and returned to a patient.

In an embodiment, an autologous CD4 cell can be treated ex vivo and returned to the subject.

In an embodiment, a heterologous CD4 cells can be treated ex vivo and transplanted into the subject.

In an embodiment, an autologous stem cell can be treated ex vivo and returned to the subject.

In an embodiment, a heterologous stem cell can be treated ex vivo and transplanted into the subject.

In an embodiment, the treatment comprises delivery of gRNA by intravenous injection, intramuscular injection; subcutaneous injection; intrathecal injection; or intraventricular injection.

In an embodiment, the treatment comprises delivery of a gRNA by an AAV.

In an embodiment, the treatment comprises delivery of a gRNA by a lentivirus.

In an embodiment, the treatment comprises delivery of a gRNA by a nanoparticle.

In an embodiment, the treatment comprises delivery of a gRNA by a parvovirus, e.g., a specifically a modified parvovirus designed to target bone marrow cells and/or CD4 cells.

In an embodiment, the treatment is initiated after a subject is determined to not have a mutation (e.g., an inactivating mutation, e.g., an inactivating mutation in either or both alleles) in CCR5 by genetic screening, e.g., genotyping, wherein the genetic testing was performed prior to or after disease onset.

Methods of Targeting CCR5

As disclosed herein, the CCR5 gene can be targeted (e.g., altered) by gene editing, e.g., using CRISPR-Cas9 mediated methods as described herein.

Methods and compositions discussed herein, provide for targeting (e.g., altering) a CCR5 target position in the CCR5 gene. A CCR5 target position can be targeted (e.g., altered) by gene editing, e.g., using CRISPR-Cas9 mediated methods to target (e.g. alter) the CCR5 gene.

Disclosed herein are methods for targeting (e.g., altering) a CCR5 target position in the CCR5 gene. Targeting (e.g., altering) the CCR5 target position is achieved, e.g., by:

(1) knocking out the CCR5 gene:

(a) insertion or deletion (e.g., NHEJ-mediated insertion or deletion) of one or more nucleotides in close proximity to or within the early coding region of the CCR5 gene, or

(b) deletion (e.g., NHEJ-mediated deletion) of a genomic sequence including at least a portion of the CCR5 gene, or

(2) knocking down the CCR5 gene mediated by enzymatically inactive Cas9 (eiCas9) molecule or an eiCas9-fusion protein by targeting non-coding region, e.g., a promoter region, of the gene.

All approaches give rise to targeting (e.g., alteration) of the CCR5 gene.

In one embodiment, methods described herein introduce one or more breaks near the early coding region in at least one allele of the CCR5 gene. In another embodiment, methods described herein introduce two or more breaks to flank at least a portion of the CCR5 gene. The two or more breaks remove (e.g., delete) a genomic sequence including at least a portion of the CCR5 gene. In another embodiment, methods described herein comprise knocking down the CCR5 gene mediated by enzymatically inactive Cas9 (eiCas9) molecule or an eiCas9-fusion protein by targeting the promoter region of CCR5 target knockdown position. All methods described herein result in targeting (e.g., alteration) of the CCR5 gene.

The targeting (e.g., alteration) of the CCR5 gene can be mediated by any mechanism. Exemplary mechanisms that can be associated with the alteration of the CCR5 gene include, but are not limited to, non-homologous end joining (e.g., classical or alternative), microhomology-mediated end joining (MMEJ), homology-directed repair (e.g., endogenous donor template mediated), SDSA (synthesis dependent strand annealing), single strand annealing or single strand invasion.

Knocking Out CCR5 by Introducing an Indel or a Deletion in the CCR5 Gene

In an embodiment, the method comprises introducing an insertion or deletion of one more nucleotides in close proximity to the CCR5 target knockout position (e.g., the early coding region) of the CCR5 gene. As described herein, in one embodiment, the method comprises the introduction of one or more breaks (e.g., single strand breaks or double strand breaks) sufficiently close to (e.g., either 5′ or 3′ to) the early coding region of the CCR5 target knockout position, such that the break-induced indel could be reasonably expected to span the CCR5 target knockout position (e.g., the early coding region). While not wishing to be bound by theory, it is believed that NHEJ-mediated repair of the break(s) allows for the NHEJ-mediated introduction of an indel in close proximity to within the early coding region of the CCR5 target knockout position.

In an embodiment, the method comprises introducing a deletion of a genomic sequence comprising at least a portion of the CCR5 gene. As described herein, in an embodiment, the method comprises the introduction of two double stand breaks—one 5′ and the other 3′ to (i.e., flanking) the CCR5 target position. In an embodiment, two gRNAs, e.g., unimolecular (or chimeric) or modular gRNA molecules, are configured to position the two double strand breaks on opposite sides of the CCR5 target knockout position in the CCR5 gene.

In an embodiment, a single strand break is introduced (e.g., positioned by one gRNA molecule) at or in close proximity to a CCR5 target position in the CCR5 gene. In an embodiment, a single gRNA molecule (e.g., with a Cas9 nickase) is used to create a single strand break at or in close proximity to the CCR5 target position, e.g., the gRNA is configured such that the single strand break is positioned either upstream (e.g., within 500 bp upstream, e.g., within 200 bp upstream) or downstream (e.g., within 500 bp downstream, e.g., within 200 bp downstream) of the CCR5 target position. In an embodiment, the break is positioned to avoid unwanted target chromosome elements, such as repeat elements, e.g., an Alu repeat.

In an embodiment, a double strand break is introduced (e.g., positioned by one gRNA molecule) at or in close proximity to a CCR5 target position in the CCR5 gene. In an embodiment, a single gRNA molecule (e.g., with a Cas9 nuclease other than a Cas9 nickase) is used to create a double strand break at or in close proximity to the CCR5 target position, e.g., the gRNA molecule is configured such that the double strand break is positioned either upstream (e.g., within 500 bp upstream, e.g., within 200 bp upstream) or downstream of (e.g., within 500 bp downstream, e.g., within 200 bp downstream) of a CCR5 target position. In an embodiment, the break is positioned to avoid unwanted target chromosome elements, such as repeat elements, e.g., an Alu repeat.

In an embodiment, two single strand breaks are introduced (e.g., positioned by two gRNA molecules) at or in close proximity to a CCR5 target position in the CCR5 gene. In an embodiment, two gRNA molecules (e.g., with one or two Cas9 nickases) are used to create two single strand breaks at or in close proximity to the CCR5 target position, e.g., the gRNAs molecules are configured such that both of the single strand breaks are positioned e.g., within 500 by upstream, e.g., within 200 bp upstream) or downstream (e.g., within 500 bp downstream, e.g., within 200 bp downstream) of the CCR5 target position. In another embodiment, two gRNA molecules (e.g., with two Cas9 nickases) are used to create two single strand breaks at or in close proximity to the CCR5 target position, e.g., the gRNAs molecules are configured such that one single strand break is positioned upstream (e.g., within 200 bp upstream) and a second single strand break is positioned downstream (e.g., within 200 bp downstream) of the CCR5 target position. In an embodiment, the breaks are positioned to avoid unwanted target chromosome elements, such as repeat elements, e.g., an Alu repeat.

In an embodiment, two double strand breaks are introduced (e.g., positioned by two gRNA molecules) at or in close proximity to a CCR5 target position in the CCR5 gene. In an embodiment, two gRNA molecules (e.g., with one or two Cas9 nucleases that are not Cas9 nickases) are used to create two double strand breaks to flank a CCR5 target position, e.g., the gRNA molecules are configured such that one double strand break is positioned upstream (e.g., within 500 bp upstream, e.g., within 200 bp upstream) and a second double strand break is positioned downstream (e.g., within 500 bp downstream, e.g., within 200 bp downstream) of the CCR5 target position. In an embodiment, the breaks are positioned to avoid unwanted target chromosome elements, such as repeat elements, e.g., an Alu repeat.

In an embodiment, one double strand break and two single strand breaks are introduced (e.g., positioned by three gRNA molecules) at or in close proximity to a CCR5 target position in the CCR5 gene. In an embodiment, three gRNA molecules (e.g., with a Cas9 nuclease other than a Cas9 nickase and one or two Cas9 nickases) to create one double strand break and two single strand breaks to flank a CCR5 target position, e.g., the gRNA molecules are configured such that the double strand break is positioned upstream or downstream of (e.g., within 500 bp, e.g., within 200 bp upstream or downstream) of the CCR5 target position, and the two single strand breaks are positioned at the opposite site, e.g., downstream or upstream (e.g., within 500 bp, e.g., within 200 bp downstream or upstream), of the CCR5 target position. In an embodiment, the breaks are positioned to avoid unwanted target chromosome elements, such as repeat elements, e.g., an Alu repeat.

In an embodiment, four single strand breaks are introduced (e.g., positioned by four gRNA molecules) at or in close proximity to a CCR5 target position in the CCR5 gene. In an embodiment, four gRNA molecule (e.g., with one or more Cas9 nickases are used to create four single strand breaks to flank a CCR5 target position in the CCR5 gene, e.g., the gRNA molecules are configured such that a first and second single strand breaks are positioned upstream (e.g., within 500 bp upstream, e.g., within 200 bp upstream) of the CCR5 target position, and a third and a fourth single stranded breaks are positioned downstream (e.g., within 500 bp downstream, e.g., within 200 bp downstream) of the CCR5 target position. In an embodiment, the breaks are positioned to avoid unwanted target chromosome elements, such as repeat elements, e.g., an Alu repeat.

In an embodiment, two or more (e.g., three or four) gRNA molecules are used with one Cas9 molecule. In another embodiment, when two ore more (e.g., three or four) gRNAs are used with two or more Cas9 molecules, at least one Cas9 molecule is from a different species than the other Cas9 molecule(s). For example, when two gRNA molecules are used with two Cas9 molecules, one Cas9 molecule can be from one species and the other Cas9 molecule can be from a different species. Both Cas9 species are used to generate a single or double-strand break, as desired.

Knocking Out CCR5 bp Deleting (e.g., NHEJ-Mediated Deletion) a Genomic Sequence Including at Least a Portion of the CCR5 Gene

In an embodiment, the method comprises deleting (e.g., NHEJ-mediated deletion) a genomic sequence including at least a portion of the CCR5 gene. As described herein, in one embodiment, the method comprises the introduction two sets of breaks (e.g., a pair of double strand breaks, one double strand break or a pair of single strand breaks, or two pairs of single strand breaks) to flank a region of the CCR5 gene (e.g., a coding region, e.g., an early coding region, or a non-coding region, e.g., a non-coding sequence of the CCR5 gene, e.g., a promoter, an enhancer, an intron, a 3′UTR, and/or a polyadenylation signal). While not wishing to be bound by theory, it is believed that NHEJ-mediated repair of the break(s) allows for alteration of the CCR5 gene as described herein, which reduces or eliminates expression of the gene, e.g., to knock out one or both alleles of the CCR5 gene.

In an embodiment, two double strand breaks are introduced (e.g., positioned by two gRNA molecules) at or in close proximity to a CCR5 target position in the CCR5 gene. In an embodiment, two gRNA molecules (e.g., with one or two Cas9 nucleases that are not Cas9 nickases) are used to create two double strand breaks to flank a CCR5 target position, e.g., the gRNA molecules are configured such that one double strand break is positioned upstream (e.g., within 500 bp upstream, e.g., within 200 bp upstream) and a second double strand break is positioned downstream (e.g., within 500 bp downstream, e.g., within 200 bp downstream) of the CCR5 target position. In an embodiment, the breaks are positioned to avoid unwanted target chromosome elements, such as repeat elements, e.g., an Alu repeat.

In an embodiment, one double strand break and two single strand breaks are introduced (e.g., positioned by three gRNA molecules) at or in close proximity to a CCR5 target position in the CCR5 gene. In an embodiment, three gRNA molecules (e.g., with a Cas9 nuclease other than a Cas9 nickase and one or two Cas9 nickases) to create one double strand break and two single strand breaks to flank a CCR5 target position, e.g., the gRNA molecules are configured such that the double strand break is positioned upstream or downstream of (e.g., within 500 bp, e.g., within 200 bp upstream or downstream) of the CCR5 target position, and the two single strand breaks are positioned at the opposite site, e.g., downstream or upstream (e.g., within 500 bp, e.g., within 200 bp downstream or upstream), of the CCR5 target position. In an embodiment, the breaks are positioned to avoid unwanted target chromosome elements, such as repeat elements, e.g., an Alu repeat.

In an embodiment, four single strand breaks are introduced (e.g., positioned by four gRNA molecules) at or in close proximity to a CCR5 target position in the CCR5 gene. In an embodiment, four gRNA molecule (e.g., with one or more Cas9 nickases are used to create four single strand breaks to flank a CCR5 target position in the CCR5 gene, e.g., the gRNA molecules are configured such that a first and second single strand breaks are positioned upstream (e.g., within 500 bp upstream, e.g., within 200 bp upstream) of the CCR5 target position, and a third and a fourth single stranded breaks are positioned downstream (e.g., within 500 bp downstream, e.g., within 200 bp downstream) of the CCR5 target position. In an embodiment, the breaks are positioned to avoid unwanted target chromosome elements, such as repeat elements, e.g., an Alu repeat.

In an embodiment, two or more (e.g., three or four) gRNA molecules are used with one Cas9 molecule. In another embodiment, when two ore more (e.g., three or four) gRNAs are used with two or more Cas9 molecules, at least one Cas9 molecule is from a different species than the other Cas9 molecule(s). For example, when two gRNA molecules are used with two Cas9 molecules, one Cas9 molecule can be from one species and the other Cas9 molecule can be from a different species. Both Cas9 species are used to generate a single or double-strand break, as desired.

Knocking Down CCR5 Mediated by an Enzymatically Inactive Cas9 (eiCas9) Molecule

A targeted knockdown approach reduces or eliminates expression of functional CCR5 gene product. As described herein, in an embodiment, a targeted knockdown is mediated by targeting an enzymatically inactive Cas9 (eiCas9) molecule or an eiCas9 fused to a transcription repressor domain or chromatin modifying protein to alter transcription, e.g., to block, reduce, or decrease transcription, of the CCR5 gene.

Methods and compositions discussed herein may be used to alter the expression of the CCR5 gene to treat or prevent HIV infection or AIDS by targeting a promoter region of the CCR5 gene. In an embodiment, the promoter region is targeted to knock down expression of the CCR5 gene. A targeted knockdown approach reduces or eliminates expression of functional CCR5 gene product. As described herein, in an embodiment, a targeted knockdown is mediated by targeting an enzymatically inactive Cas9 (eiCas9) or an eiCas9 fused to a transcription repressor domain or chromatin modifying protein to alter transcription, e.g., to block, reduce, or decrease transcription, of the CCR5 gene.

In an embodiment, one or more eiCas9s may be used to block binding of one or more endogenous transcription factors. In another embodiment, an eiCas9 can be fused to a chromatin modifying protein. Altering chromatin status can result in decreased expression of the target gene. One or more eiCas9s fused to one or more chromatin modifying proteins may be used to alter chromatin status.

I. gRNA Molecules

A gRNA molecule, as that term is used herein, refers to a nucleic acid that promotes the specific targeting or homing of a gRNA molecule/Cas9 molecule complex to a target nucleic acid. gRNA molecules can be unimolecular (having a single RNA molecule), sometimes referred to herein as “chimeric” gRNAs, or modular (comprising more than one, and typically two, separate RNA molecules). A gRNA molecule comprises a number of domains. The gRNA molecule domains are described in more detail below.

Several exemplary gRNA structures, with domains indicated thereon, are provided in FIG. 1. While not wishing to be bound by theory, in an embodiment, with regard to the three dimensional form, or intra- or inter-strand interactions of an active form of a gRNA, regions of high complementarity are sometimes shown as duplexes in FIGS. 1A-1G and other depictions provided herein.

In an embodiment, a unimolecular, or chimeric, gRNA comprises, preferably from 5′ to 3′:

a targeting domain (which is complementary to a target nucleic acid in the CCR5 gene, e.g., a targeting domain from any of Tables 1A-1F);

a first complementarity domain;

a linking domain;

a second complementarity domain (which is complementary to the first complementarity domain);

a proximal domain; and

optionally, a tail domain.

In an embodiment, a modular gRNA comprises:

-   -   a first strand comprising, preferably from 5′ to 3′;         -   a targeting domain (which is complementary to a target             nucleic acid in the CCR5 gene, e.g., a targeting domain from             Tables 1A-1F); and         -   a first complementarity domain; and     -   a second strand, comprising, preferably from 5′ to 3′:         -   optionally, a 5′ extension domain;         -   a second complementarity domain;         -   a proximal domain; and         -   optionally, a tail domain.

The domains are discussed briefly below:

The Targeting Domain

FIGS. 1A-1G provide examples of the placement of targeting domains.

The targeting domain comprises a nucleotide sequence that is complementary, e.g., at least 80, 85, 90, or 95% complementary, e.g., fully complementary, to the target sequence on the target nucleic acid. The targeting domain is part of an RNA molecule and will therefore comprise the base uracil (U), while any DNA encoding the gRNA molecule will comprise the base thymine (T). While not wishing to be bound by theory, in an embodiment, it is believed that the complementarity of the targeting domain with the target sequence contributes to specificity of the interaction of the gRNA molecule/Cas9 molecule complex with a target nucleic acid. It is understood that in a targeting domain and target sequence pair, the uracil bases in the targeting domain will pair with the adenine bases in the target sequence. In an embodiment, the target domain itself comprises in the 5′ to 3′ direction, an optional secondary domain, and a core domain. In an embodiment, the core domain is fully complementary with the target sequence. In an embodiment, the targeting domain is 5 to 50 nucleotides in length. The strand of the target nucleic acid with which the targeting domain is complementary is referred to herein as the complementary strand. Some or all of the nucleotides of the domain can have a modification, e.g., a modification found in Section VIII herein.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain is 16 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain is 17 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain is 18 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain is 19 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain is 20 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain is 21 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain is 22 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain is 23 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain is 24 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain is 25 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain is 26 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises 16 nucleotides.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises 17 nucleotides.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises 18 nucleotides.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises 19 nucleotides.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises 20 nucleotides.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises 21 nucleotides.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises 22 nucleotides.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises 23 nucleotides.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises 24 nucleotides.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises 25 nucleotides.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises 26 nucleotides.

Targeting domains are discussed in more detail below.

The First Complementarity Domain

FIGS. 1A-1G provide examples of first complementarity domains.

The first complementarity domain is complementary with the second complementarity domain, and in an embodiment, has sufficient complementarity to the second complementarity domain to form a duplexed region under at least some physiological conditions. In an embodiment, the first complementarity domain is 5 to 30 nucleotides in length. In an embodiment, the first complementarity domain is 5 to 25 nucleotides in length. In an embodiment, the first complementary domain is 7 to 25 nucleotides in length. In an embodiment, the first complementary domain is 7 to 22 nucleotides in length. In an embodiment, the first complementary domain is 7 to 18 nucleotides in length. In an embodiment, the first complementary domain is 7 to 15 nucleotides in length. In an embodiment, the first complementary domain is 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, or 25 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, the first complementarity domain comprises 3 subdomains, which, in the 5′ to 3′ direction are: a 5′ subdomain, a central subdomain, and a 3′ subdomain. In an embodiment, the 5′ subdomain is 4-9, e.g., 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9 nucleotides in length. In an embodiment, the central subdomain is 1, 2, or 3, e.g., 1, nucleotide in length. In an embodiment, the 3′ subdomain is 3 to 25, e.g., 4 to 22, 4 to 18, or 4 to 10, or 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, or 25 nucleotides in length.

The first complementarity domain can share homology with, or be derived from, a naturally occurring first complementarity domain. In an embodiment, it has at least 50% homology with a first complementarity domain disclosed herein, e.g., an S. pyogenes, S. aureus or S. thermophilus, first complementarity domain.

Some or all of the nucleotides of the domain can have a modification, e.g., modification found in Section VIII herein.

First complementarity domains are discussed in more detail below.

The Linking Domain

FIGS. 1A-1G provide examples of linking domains.

A linking domain serves to link the first complementarity domain with the second complementarity domain of a unimolecular gRNA. The linking domain can link the first and second complementarity domains covalently or non-covalently. In an embodiment, the linkage is covalent. In an embodiment, the linking domain covalently couples the first and second complementarity domains, see, e.g., FIGS. 1B-1E. In an embodiment, the linking domain is, or comprises, a covalent bond interposed between the first complementarity domain and the second complementarity domain. Typically the linking domain comprises one or more, e.g., 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10 nucleotides.

In modular gRNA molecules the two molecules are associated by virtue of the hybridization of the complementarity domains see e.g., FIG. 1A.

A wide variety of linking domains are suitable for use in unimolecular gRNA molecules. Linking domains can consist of a covalent bond, or be as short as one or a few nucleotides, e.g., 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 nucleotides in length. In an embodiment, a linking domain is 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 20, or 25 or more nucleotides in length. In an embodiment, a linking domain is 2 to 50, 2 to 40, 2 to 30, 2 to 20, 2 to 10, or 2 to 5 nucleotides in length. In an embodiment, a linking domain shares homology with, or is derived from, a naturally occurring sequence, e.g., the sequence of a tracrRNA that is 5′ to the second complementarity domain. In an embodiment, the linking domain has at least 50% homology with a linking domain disclosed herein.

Some or all of the nucleotides of the domain can have a modification, e.g., modification found in Section VIII herein.

Linking domains are discussed in more detail below.

The 5′ Extension Domain

In an embodiment, a modular gRNA can comprise additional sequence, 5′ to the second complementarity domain, referred to herein as the 5′ extension domain, see, e.g., FIG. 1A. In an embodiment, the 5′ extension domain is, 2 to 10, 2 to 9, 2 to 8, 2 to 7, 2 to 6, 2 to 5, or 2 to 4 nucleotides in length. In an embodiment, the 5′ extension domain is 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10 or more nucleotides in length.

The Second Complementarity Domain

FIGS. 1A-1G provide examples of second complementarity domains.

The second complementarity domain is complementary with the first complementarity domain, and in an embodiment, has sufficient complementarity to the second complementarity domain to form a duplexed region under at least some physiological conditions. In an embodiment, e.g., as shown in FIGS. 1A-1B, the second complementarity domain can include sequence that lacks complementarity with the first complementarity domain, e.g., sequence that loops out from the duplexed region.

In an embodiment, the second complementarity domain is 5 to 27 nucleotides in length. In an embodiment, it is longer than the first complementarity region. In an embodiment the second complementary domain is 7 to 27 nucleotides in length. In an embodiment, the second complementary domain is 7 to 25 nucleotides in length. In an embodiment, the second complementary domain is 7 to 20 nucleotides in length. In an embodiment, the second complementary domain is 7 to 17 nucleotides in length. In an embodiment, the complementary domain is 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 or 25 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, the second complementarity domain comprises 3 subdomains, which, in the 5′ to 3′ direction are: a 5′ subdomain, a central subdomain, and a 3′ subdomain. In an embodiment, the 5′ subdomain is 3 to 25, e.g., 4 to 22, 4 to 18, or 4 to 10, or 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, or 25 nucleotides in length. In an embodiment, the central subdomain is 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5, e.g., 3, nucleotides in length. In an embodiment, the 3′ subdomain is 4 to 9, e.g., 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, the 5′ subdomain and the 3′ subdomain of the first complementarity domain, are respectively, complementary, e.g., fully complementary, with the 3′ subdomain and the 5′ subdomain of the second complementarity domain.

The second complementarity domain can share homology with or be derived from a naturally occurring second complementarity domain. In an embodiment, it has at least 50% homology with a second complementarity domain disclosed herein, e.g., an S. pyogenes, S. aureus or S. thermophilus, first complementarity domain.

Some or all of the nucleotides of the domain can have a modification, e.g., modification found in Section VIII herein.

A Proximal Domain

FIGS. 1A-1G provide examples of proximal domains.

In an embodiment, the proximal domain is 5 to 20 nucleotides in length. In an embodiment, the proximal domain can share homology with or be derived from a naturally occurring proximal domain. In an embodiment, it has at least 50% homology with a proximal domain disclosed herein, e.g., an S. pyogenes, S. aureus or S. thermophilus, proximal domain.

Some or all of the nucleotides of the domain can have a modification, e.g., modification found in Section VIII herein.

A Tail Domain

FIGS. 1A-1G provide examples of tail domains.

As can be seen by inspection of the tail domains in FIGS. 1A-1E, a broad spectrum of tail domains are suitable for use in gRNA molecules. In an embodiment, the tail domain is 0 (absent), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10 nucleotides in length. In embodiment, the tail domain nucleotides are from or share homology with sequence from the 5′ end of a naturally occurring tail domain, see e.g., FIG. 1D or FIG. 1E. In an embodiment, the tail domain includes sequences that are complementary to each other and which, under at least some physiological conditions, form a duplexed region.

In an embodiment, the tail domain is absent or is 1 to 50 nucleotides in length. In an embodiment, the tail domain can share homology with or be derived from a naturally occurring proximal tail domain. In an embodiment, it has at least 50% homology with a tail domain disclosed herein, e.g., an S. pyogenes, S. aureus or S. thermophilus, tail domain.

In an embodiment, the tail domain includes nucleotides at the 3′ end that are related to the method of in vitro or in vivo transcription. When a T7 promoter is used for in vitro transcription of the gRNA, these nucleotides may be any nucleotides present before the 3′ end of the DNA template. When a U6 promoter is used for in vivo transcription, these nucleotides may be the sequence UUUUUU. When alternate pol-III promoters are used, these nucleotides may be various numbers or uracil bases or may include alternate bases.

The domains of gRNA molecules are described in more detail below.

The Targeting Domain

The “targeting domain” of the gRNA is complementary to the “target domain” on the target nucleic acid. The strand of the target nucleic acid comprising the nucleotide sequence complementary to the core domain of the gRNA is referred to herein as the “complementary strand” of the target nucleic acid. Guidance on the selection of targeting domains can be found, e.g., in Fu Y et al., Nat Biotechnol 2014 (doi: 10.1038/nbt.2808) and Sternberg S H et al., Nature 2014 (doi: 10.1038/nature13011).

In an embodiment, the targeting domain is 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 or 26 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain is 16 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain is 17 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain is 18 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain is 19 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain is 20 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain is 21 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain is 22 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain is 23 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain is 24 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain is 25 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain is 26 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises 16 nucleotides.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises 17 nucleotides.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises 18 nucleotides.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises 19 nucleotides.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises 20 nucleotides.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises 21 nucleotides.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises 22 nucleotides.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises 23 nucleotides.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises 24 nucleotides.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises 25 nucleotides.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises 26 nucleotides.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain is 10+/−5, 20+/−5, 30+/−5, 40+/−5, 50+/−5, 60+/−5, 70+/−5, 80+/−5, 90+/−5, or 100+/−5 nucleotides, in length.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain is 20+/−5 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain is 20+/−10, 30+/−10, 40+/−10, 50+/−10, 60+/−10, 70+/−10, 80+/−10, 90+/−10, or 100+/−10 nucleotides, in length.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain is 30+/−10 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain is 10 to 100, 10 to 90, 10 to 80, 10 to 70, 10 to 60, 10 to 50, 10 to 40, 10 to 30, 10 to 20 or 10 to 15 nucleotides in length. In another embodiment, the targeting domain is 20 to 100, 20 to 90, 20 to 80, 20 to 70, 20 to 60, 20 to 50, 20 to 40, 20 to 30, or 20 to 25 nucleotides in length.

Typically the targeting domain has full complementarity with the target sequence. In an embodiment, the targeting domain has or includes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 nucleotides that are not complementary with the corresponding nucleotide of the targeting domain.

In an embodiment, the target domain includes 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 nucleotides that are complementary with the corresponding nucleotide of the targeting domain within 5 nucleotides of its 5′ end. In an embodiment, the target domain includes 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 nucleotides that are complementary with the corresponding nucleotide of the targeting domain within 5 nucleotides of its 3′ end.

In an embodiment, the target domain includes 1, 2, 3, or 4 nucleotides that are not complementary with the corresponding nucleotide of the targeting domain within 5 nucleotides of its 5′ end. In an embodiment, the target domain includes 1, 2, 3, or 4 nucleotides that are not complementary with the corresponding nucleotide of the targeting domain within 5 nucleotides of its 3′ end.

In an embodiment, the degree of complementarity, together with other properties of the gRNA, is sufficient to allow targeting of a Cas9 molecule to the target nucleic acid.

In some embodiments, the targeting domain comprises two consecutive nucleotides that are not complementary to the target domain (“non-complementary nucleotides”), e.g., two consecutive noncomplementary nucleotides that are within 5 nucleotides of the 5′ end of the targeting domain, within 5 nucleotides of the 3′ end of the targeting domain, or more than 5 nucleotides away from one or both ends of the targeting domain.

In an embodiment, no two consecutive nucleotides within 5 nucleotides of the 5′ end of the targeting domain, within 5 nucleotides of the 3′ end of the targeting domain, or within a region that is more than 5 nucleotides away from one or both ends of the targeting domain, are not complementary to the targeting domain.

In an embodiment, there are no noncomplementary nucleotides within 5 nucleotides of the 5′ end of the targeting domain, within 5 nucleotides of the 3′ end of the targeting domain, or within a region that is more than 5 nucleotides away from one or both ends of the targeting domain.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain nucleotides do not comprise modifications, e.g., modifications of the type provided in Section VIII. However, in an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises one or more modifications, e.g., modifications that it render it less susceptible to degradation or more bio-compatible, e.g., less immunogenic. By way of example, the backbone of the targeting domain can be modified with a phosphorothioate, or other modification(s) from Section VIII. In an embodiment, a nucleotide of the targeting domain can comprise a 2′ modification, e.g., a 2-acetylation, e.g., a 2′ methylation, or other modification(s) from Section VIII.

In some embodiments, the targeting domain includes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 or more modifications. In an embodiment, the targeting domain includes 1, 2, 3, or 4 modifications within 5 nucleotides of its 5′ end. In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises as many as 1, 2, 3, or 4 modifications within 5 nucleotides of its 3′ end.

In some embodiments, the targeting domain comprises modifications at two consecutive nucleotides, e.g., two consecutive nucleotides that are within 5 nucleotides of the 5′ end of the targeting domain, within 5 nucleotides of the 3′ end of the targeting domain, or more than 5 nucleotides away from one or both ends of the targeting domain.

In an embodiment, no two consecutive nucleotides are modified within 5 nucleotides of the 5′ end of the targeting domain, within 5 nucleotides of the 3′ end of the targeting domain, or within a region that is more than 5 nucleotides away from one or both ends of the targeting domain. In an embodiment, no nucleotide is modified within 5 nucleotides of the 5′ end of the targeting domain, within 5 nucleotides of the 3′ end of the targeting domain, or within a region that is more than 5 nucleotides away from one or both ends of the targeting domain.

Modifications in the targeting domain can be selected to not interfere with targeting efficacy, which can be evaluated by testing a candidate modification in the system described in Section IV. gRNAs having a candidate targeting domain having a selected length, sequence, degree of complementarity, or degree of modification, can be evaluated in a system in Section IV. The candidate targeting domain can be placed, either alone, or with one or more other candidate changes in a gRNA molecule/Cas9 molecule system known to be functional with a selected target and evaluated.

In an embodiment, all of the modified nucleotides are complementary to and capable of hybridizing to corresponding nucleotides present in the target domain. In another embodiment, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 or more modified nucleotides are not complementary to or capable of hybridizing to corresponding nucleotides present in the target domain.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, preferably in the 5′→3′ direction: a secondary domain and a core domain. These domains are discussed in more detail below.

The Core Domain and Secondary Domain of the Targeting Domain

The “core domain” of the targeting domain is complementary to the “core domain target” on the target nucleic acid. In an embodiment, the core domain comprises about 8 to about 13 nucleotides from the 3′ end of the targeting domain (e.g., the most 3′ 8 to 13 nucleotides of the targeting domain).

In an embodiment, the core domain and targeting domain, are independently, 6+/−2, 7+/−2, 8+/−2, 9+/−2, 10+/−2, 11+/−2, 12+/−2, 13+/−2, 14+/−2, 15+/−2, or 16+-2, 17+/−2, or 18+/−2, nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, the core domain and targeting domain, are independently 10+/−2 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, the core domain and targeting domain, are independently, 10+/−4 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, the core domain and targeting domain are independently 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, or 18, nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, the core domain and targeting domain are independently 3 to 20, 4 to 20, 5 to 20, 6 to 20, 7 to 20, 8 to 20, 9 to 20 10 to 20 or 15 to 20 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, the core domain and targeting domain are independently 3 to 15, e.g., 6 to 15, 7 to 14, 7 to 13, 6 to 12, 7 to 12, 7 to 11, 7 to 10, 8 to 14, 8 to 13, 8 to 12, 8 to 11, 8 to 10 or 8 to 9 nucleotides in length.

The “core domain” is complementary with the “core domain target” of the target nucleic acid. Typically the core domain has exact complementarity with the core domain target. In some embodiments, the core domain can have 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 nucleotides that are not complementary with the corresponding nucleotide of the core domain. In an embodiment, the degree of complementarity, together with other properties of the gRNA, is sufficient to allow targeting of a Cas9 molecule to the target nucleic acid.

The “secondary domain” of the targeting domain of the gRNA is complementary to the “secondary domain target” of the target nucleic acid.

In an embodiment, the secondary domain is positioned 5′ to the core domain.

In an embodiment, the secondary domain is absent or optional.

In an embodiment, if the targeting domain is 26 nucleotides in length and the core domain (counted from the 3′ end of the targeting domain) is 8 to 13 nucleotides in length, the secondary domain is 12 to 17 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, if the targeting domain is 25 nucleotides in length and the core domain (counted from the 3′ end of the targeting domain) is 8 to 13 nucleotides in length, the secondary domain is 12 to 17 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, if the targeting domain is 24 nucleotides in length and the core domain (counted from the 3′ end of the targeting domain) is 8 to 13 nucleotides in length, the secondary domain is 11 to 16 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, if the targeting domain is 23 nucleotides in length and the core domain (counted from the 3′ end of the targeting domain) is 8 to 13 nucleotides in length, the secondary domain is 10 to 15 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, if the targeting domain is 22 nucleotides in length and the core domain (counted from the 3′ end of the targeting domain) is 8 to 13 nucleotides in length, the secondary domain is 9 to 14 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, if the targeting domain is 21 nucleotides in length and the core domain (counted from the 3′ end of the targeting domain) is 8 to 13 nucleotides in length, the secondary domain is 8 to 13 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, if the targeting domain is 20 nucleotides in length and the core domain (counted from the 3′ end of the targeting domain) is 8 to 13 nucleotides in length, the secondary domain is 7 to 12 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, if the targeting domain is 19 nucleotides in length and the core domain (counted from the 3′ end of the targeting domain) is 8 to 13 nucleotides in length, the secondary domain is 6 to 11 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, if the targeting domain is 18 nucleotides in length and the core domain (counted from the 3′ end of the targeting domain) is 8 to 13 nucleotides in length, the secondary domain is 5 to 10 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, if the targeting domain is 17 nucleotides in length and the core domain (counted from the 3′ end of the targeting domain) is 8 to 13 nucleotides in length, the secondary domain is 4 to 9 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, if the targeting domain is 16 nucleotides in length and the core domain (counted from the 3′ end of the targeting domain) is 8 to 13 nucleotides in length, the secondary domain is 3 to 8 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, the secondary domain is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 or 15 nucleotides in length.

The secondary domain is complementary with the secondary domain target. Typically the secondary domain has exact complementarity with the secondary domain target. In some embodiments the secondary domain can have 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 nucleotides that are not complementary with the corresponding nucleotide of the secondary domain. In an embodiment, the degree of complementarity, together with other properties of the gRNA, is sufficient to allow targeting of a Cas9 molecule to the target nucleic acid.

In an embodiment, the core domain nucleotides do not comprise modifications, e.g., modifications of the type provided in Section VIII. However, in an embodiment, the core domain comprises one or more modifications, e.g., modifications that it render it less susceptible to degradation or more bio-compatible, e.g., less immunogenic. By way of example, the backbone of the core domain can be modified with a phosphorothioate, or other modification(s) from Section VIII. In an embodiment a nucleotide of the core domain can comprise a 2′ modification, e.g., a 2-acetylation, e.g., a 2′ methylation, or other modification(s) from Section VIII. Typically, a core domain will contain no more than 1, 2, or 3 modifications.

Modifications in the core domain can be selected to not interfere with targeting efficacy, which can be evaluated by testing a candidate modification in the system described in Section IV. gRNAs having a candidate core domain having a selected length, sequence, degree of complementarity, or degree of modification, can be evaluated in the system described at Section IV. The candidate core domain can be placed, either alone, or with one or more other candidate changes in a gRNA molecule/Cas9 molecule system known to be functional with a selected target and evaluated.

In an embodiment, the secondary domain nucleotides do not comprise modifications, e.g., modifications of the type provided in Section VIII. However, in an embodiment, the secondary domain comprises one or more modifications, e.g., modifications that render it less susceptible to degradation or more bio-compatible, e.g., less immunogenic. By way of example, the backbone of the secondary domain can be modified with a phosphorothioate, or other modification(s) from Section VIII. In an embodiment a nucleotide of the secondary domain can comprise a 2′ modification, e.g., a 2-acetylation, e.g., a 2′ methylation, or other modification(s) from Section VIII. Typically, a secondary domain will contain no more than 1, 2, or 3 modifications.

Modifications in the secondary domain can be selected to not interfere with targeting efficacy, which can be evaluated by testing a candidate modification in the system described in Section IV. gRNAs having a candidate secondary domain having a selected length, sequence, degree of complementarity, or degree of modification, can be evaluated in the system described at Section IV. The candidate secondary domain can be placed, either alone, or with one or more other candidate changes in a gRNA molecule/Cas9 molecule system known to be functional with a selected target and evaluated.

In an embodiment, (1) the degree of complementarity between the core domain and its target, and (2) the degree of complementarity between the secondary domain and its target, may differ. In an embodiment, (1) may be greater than (2). In an embodiment, (1) may be less than (2). In an embodiment, (1) and (2) are the same, e.g., each may be completely complementary with its target.

In an embodiment, (1) the number of modifications (e.g., modifications from Section VIII) of the nucleotides of the core domain and (2) the number of modification (e.g., modifications from Section VIII) of the nucleotides of the secondary domain, may differ. In an embodiment, (1) may be less than (2). In an embodiment, (1) may be greater than (2). In an embodiment, (1) and (2) may be the same, e.g., each may be free of modifications.

The First and Second Complementarity Domains

The first complementarity domain is complementary with the second complementarity domain.

Typically the first domain does not have exact complementarity with the second complementarity domain target. In some embodiments, the first complementarity domain can have 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 nucleotides that are not complementary with the corresponding nucleotide of the second complementarity domain. In an embodiment, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, e.g., 3 nucleotides, will not pair in the duplex, and, e.g., form a non-duplexed or looped-out region. In an embodiment, an unpaired, or loop-out, region, e.g., a loop-out of 3 nucleotides, is present on the second complementarity domain. In an embodiment, the unpaired region begins 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6, e.g., 4, nucleotides from the 5′ end of the second complementarity domain.

In an embodiment, the degree of complementarity, together with other properties of the gRNA, is sufficient to allow targeting of a Cas9 molecule to the target nucleic acid.

In an embodiment, the first and second complementarity domains are:

independently, 6+/−2, 7+/−2, 8+/−2, 9+/−2, 10+/−2, 11+/−2, 12+/−2, 13+/−2, 14+/−2, 15+/−2, 16+/−2, 17+/−2, 18+/−2, 19+/−2, or 20+/−2, 21+/−2, 22+/−2, 23+/−2, or 24+/−2 nucleotides in length;

independently, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, or 26, nucleotides in length; or

independently, 5 to 24, 5 to 23, 5 to 22, 5 to 21, 5 to 20, 7 to 18, 9 to 16, or 10 to 14 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, the second complementarity domain is longer than the first complementarity domain, e.g., 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6, e.g., 6, nucleotides longer.

In an embodiment, the first and second complementary domains, independently, do not comprise modifications, e.g., modifications of the type provided in Section VIII.

In an embodiment, the first and second complementary domains, independently, comprise one or more modifications, e.g., modifications that the render the domain less susceptible to degradation or more bio-compatible, e.g., less immunogenic. By way of example, the backbone of the domain can be modified with a phosphorothioate, or other modification(s) from Section VIII. In an embodiment, a nucleotide of the domain can comprise a 2′ modification, e.g., a 2-acetylation, e.g., a 2′ methylation, or other modification(s) from Section VIII.

In an embodiment, the first and second complementary domains, independently, include 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 or more modifications. In an embodiment, the first and second complementary domains, independently, include 1, 2, 3, or 4 modifications within 5 nucleotides of its 5′ end. In an embodiment, the first and second complementary domains, independently, include as many as 1, 2, 3, or 4 modifications within 5 nucleotides of its 3′ end.

In an embodiment, the first and second complementary domains, independently, include modifications at two consecutive nucleotides, e.g., two consecutive nucleotides that are within 5 nucleotides of the 5′ end of the domain, within 5 nucleotides of the 3′ end of the domain, or more than 5 nucleotides away from one or both ends of the domain. In an embodiment, the first and second complementary domains, independently, include no two consecutive nucleotides that are modified, within 5 nucleotides of the 5′ end of the domain, within 5 nucleotides of the 3′ end of the domain, or within a region that is more than 5 nucleotides away from one or both ends of the domain. In an embodiment, the first and second complementary domains, independently, include no nucleotide that is modified within 5 nucleotides of the 5′ end of the domain, within 5 nucleotides of the 3′ end of the domain, or within a region that is more than 5 nucleotides away from one or both ends of the domain.

Modifications in a complementarity domain can be selected to not interfere with targeting efficacy, which can be evaluated by testing a candidate modification in the system described in Section IV. gRNAs having a candidate complementarity domain having a selected length, sequence, degree of complementarity, or degree of modification, can be evaluated in the system described in Section IV. The candidate complementarity domain can be placed, either alone, or with one or more other candidate changes in a gRNA molecule/Cas9 molecule system known to be functional with a selected target and evaluated.

In an embodiment, the first complementarity domain has at least 60, 70, 80, 85%, 90% or 95% homology with, or differs by no more than 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 nucleotides from, a reference first complementarity domain, e.g., a naturally occurring, e.g., an S. pyogenes, S. aureus or S. thermophilus, first complementarity domain, or a first complementarity domain described herein, e.g., from FIGS. 1A-1G.

In an embodiment, the second complementarity domain has at least 60, 70, 80, 85%, 90%, or 95% homology with, or differs by no more than 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 nucleotides from, a reference second complementarity domain, e.g., a naturally occurring, e.g., an S. pyogenes, S. aureus or S. thermophilus, second complementarity domain, or a second complementarity domain described herein, e.g., from FIGS. 1A-1G.

The duplexed region formed by first and second complementarity domains is typically 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 or 22 base pairs in length (excluding any looped out or unpaired nucleotides).

In some embodiments, the first and second complementarity domains, when duplexed, comprise 11 paired nucleotides, for example, in the gRNA sequence (one paired strand underlined, one bolded):

(SEQ ID NO: 5) NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGUUUUAGAGCUAGAAAUAGCAAGUUAAAAU AAGGCUAGUCCGUUAUCAACUUGAAAAAGUGGCACCGAGUCGGUGC. In some embodiments, the first and second complementarity domains, when duplexed, comprise 15 paired nucleotides, for example in the gRNA sequence (one paired strand underlined, one bolded):

(SEQ ID NO: 27) NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGUUUUAGAGCUAUGCUGAAAAGCAUAGCAA GUUAAAAUAAGGCUAGUCCGUUAUCAACUUGAAAAAGUGGCACCGAGUCG GUGC. In some embodiments the first and second complementarity domains, when duplexed, comprise 16 paired nucleotides, for example in the gRNA sequence (one paired strand underlined, one bolded):

(SEQ ID NO: 28) NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGUUUUAGAGCUAUGCUGGAAACAGCAUAGC AAGUUAAAAUAAGGCUAGUCCGUUAUCAACUUGAAAAAGUGGCACCGAG UCGGUGC. In some embodiments the first and second complementarity domains, when duplexed, comprise 21 paired nucleotides, for example in the gRNA sequence (one paired strand underlined, one bolded):

(SEQ ID NO: 29) NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGUUUUAGAGCUAUGCUGUUUUGGAAACAAA ACAGCAUAGCAAGUUAAAAUAAGGCUAGUCCGUUAUCAACUUGAAAAAGU GGCACCGAGUCGGUGC. In some embodiments, nucleotides are exchanged to remove poly-U tracts, for example in the gRNA sequences (exchanged nucleotides underlined):

(SEQ ID NO: 30) NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGUAUUAGAGCUAGAAAUAGCAAGUUAAUAU AAGGCUAGUCCGUUAUCAACUUGAAAAAGUGGCACCGAGUCGGUGC; (SEQ ID NO: 31) NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGUUUAAGAGCUAGAAAUAGCAAGUUUAAAU AAGGCUAGUCCGUUAUCAACUUGAAAAAGUGGCACCGAGUCGGUGC; or (SEQ ID NO: 32) NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGUAUUAGAGCUAUGCUGUAUUGGAAACAAU ACAGCAUAGCAAGUUAAUAUAAGGCUAGUCCGUUAUCAACUUGAAAAAGU GGCACCGAGUCGGUGC.

The 5′ Extension Domain

In an embodiment, a modular gRNA can comprise additional sequence, 5′ to the second complementarity domain. In an embodiment, the 5′ extension domain is 2 to 10, 2 to 9, 2 to 8, 2 to 7, 2 to 6, 2 to 5, or 2 to 4 nucleotides in length. In an embodiment, the 5′ extension domain is 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10 or more nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, the 5′ extension domain nucleotides do not comprise modifications, e.g., modifications of the type provided in Section VIII. However, in an embodiment, the 5′ extension domain comprises one or more modifications, e.g., modifications that it render it less susceptible to degradation or more bio-compatible, e.g., less immunogenic. By way of example, the backbone of the 5′ extension domain can be modified with a phosphorothioate, or other modification(s) from Section VIII. In an embodiment, a nucleotide of the 5′ extension domain can comprise a 2′ modification, e.g., a 2-acetylation, e.g., a 2′ methylation, or other modification(s) from Section VIII.

In some embodiments, the 5′ extension domain can comprise as many as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 modifications. In an embodiment, the 5′ extension domain comprises as many as 1, 2, 3, or 4 modifications within 5 nucleotides of its 5′ end, e.g., in a modular gRNA molecule. In an embodiment, the 5′ extension domain comprises as many as 1, 2, 3, or 4 modifications within 5 nucleotides of its 3′ end, e.g., in a modular gRNA molecule.

In some embodiments, the 5′ extension domain comprises modifications at two consecutive nucleotides, e.g., two consecutive nucleotides that are within 5 nucleotides of the 5′ end of the 5′ extension domain, within 5 nucleotides of the 3′ end of the 5′ extension domain, or more than 5 nucleotides away from one or both ends of the 5′ extension domain. In an embodiment, no two consecutive nucleotides are modified within 5 nucleotides of the 5′ end of the 5′ extension domain, within 5 nucleotides of the 3′ end of the 5′ extension domain, or within a region that is more than 5 nucleotides away from one or both ends of the 5′ extension domain. In an embodiment, no nucleotide is modified within 5 nucleotides of the 5′ end of the 5′ extension domain, within 5 nucleotides of the 3′ end of the 5′ extension domain, or within a region that is more than 5 nucleotides away from one or both ends of the 5′ extension domain.

Modifications in the 5′ extension domain can be selected to not interfere with gRNA molecule efficacy, which can be evaluated by testing a candidate modification in the system described in Section IV. gRNAs having a candidate 5′ extension domain having a selected length, sequence, degree of complementarity, or degree of modification, can be evaluated in the system described at Section IV. The candidate 5′ extension domain can be placed, either alone, or with one or more other candidate changes in a gRNA molecule/Cas9 molecule system known to be functional with a selected target and evaluated.

In an embodiment, the 5′ extension domain has at least 60, 70, 80, 85, 90 or 95% homology with, or differs by no more than 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 nucleotides from, a reference 5′ extension domain, e.g., a naturally occurring, e.g., an S. pyogenes, S. aureus or S. thermophilus, 5′ extension domain, or a 5′ extension domain described herein, e.g., from FIGS. 1A-1G.

The Linking Domain

In a unimolecular gRNA molecule the linking domain is disposed between the first and second complementarity domains. In a modular gRNA molecule, the two molecules are associated with one another by the complementarity domains.

In an embodiment, the linking domain is 10+/−5, 20+/−5, 30+/−5, 40+/−5, 50+/−5, 60+/−5, 70+/−5, 80+/−5, 90+/−5, or 100+/−5 nucleotides, in length.

In an embodiment, the linking domain is 20+/−10, 30+/−10, 40+/−10, 50+/−10, 60+/−10, 70+/−10, 80+/−10, 90+/−10, or 100+/−10 nucleotides, in length.

In an embodiment, the linking domain is 10 to 100, 10 to 90, 10 to 80, 10 to 70, 10 to 60, 10 to 50, 10 to 40, 10 to 30, 10 to 20 or 10 to 15 nucleotides in length. In other embodiments, the linking domain is 20 to 100, 20 to 90, 20 to 80, 20 to 70, 20 to 60, 20 to 50, 20 to 40, 20 to 30, or 20 to 25 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, the linking domain is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 17, 18, 19, or 20 nucleotides in length.

In and embodiment, the linking domain is a covalent bond.

In an embodiment, the linking domain comprises a duplexed region, typically adjacent to or within 1, 2, or 3 nucleotides of the 3′ end of the first complementarity domain and/or the 5-end of the second complementarity domain. In an embodiment, the duplexed region can be 20+/−10 base pairs in length. In an embodiment, the duplexed region can be 10+/−5, 15+/−5, 20+/−5, or 30+/−5 base pairs in length. In an embodiment, the duplexed region can be 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, or 15 base pairs in length.

Typically the sequences forming the duplexed region have exact complementarity with one another, though in some embodiments as many as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 nucleotides are not complementary with the corresponding nucleotides.

In an embodiment, the linking domain nucleotides do not comprise modifications, e.g., modifications of the type provided in Section VIII. However, in an embodiment, the linking domain comprises one or more modifications, e.g., modifications that it render it less susceptible to degradation or more bio-compatible, e.g., less immunogenic. By way of example, the backbone of the linking domain can be modified with a phosphorothioate, or other modification(s) from Section VIII. In an embodiment a nucleotide of the linking domain can comprise a 2′ modification, e.g., a 2-acetylation, e.g., a 2′ methylation, or other modification(s) from Section VIII.

In some embodiments, the linking domain can comprise as many as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 modifications.

Modifications in a linking domain can be selected to not interfere with targeting efficacy, which can be evaluated by testing a candidate modification in the system described in Section IV. gRNAs having a candidate linking domain having a selected length, sequence, degree of complementarity, or degree of modification, can be evaluated a system described in Section IV. A candidate linking domain can be placed, either alone, or with one or more other candidate changes in a gRNA molecule/Cas9 molecule system known to be functional with a selected target and evaluated.

In an embodiment, the linking domain has at least 60, 70, 80, 85, 90 or 95% homology with, or differs by no more than 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 nucleotides from, a reference linking domain, e.g., a linking domain described herein, e.g., from FIGS. 1A-1G.

The Proximal Domain

In an embodiment, the proximal domain is 6+/−2, 7+/−2, 8+/−2, 9+/−2, 10+/−2, 11+/−2, 12+/−2, 13+/−2, 14+/−2, 14+/−2, 16+/−2, 17+/−2, 18+/−2, 19+/−2, or 20+/−2 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, the proximal domain is 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 or 26 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, the proximal domain is 5 to 20, 7, to 18, 9 to 16, or 10 to 14 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, the proximal domain nucleotides do not comprise modifications, e.g., modifications of the type provided in Section VIII. However, in an embodiment, the proximal domain comprises one or more modifications, e.g., modifications that it render it less susceptible to degradation or more bio-compatible, e.g., less immunogenic. By way of example, the backbone of the proximal domain can be modified with a phosphorothioate, or other modification(s) from Section VIII. In an embodiment a nucleotide of the proximal domain can comprise a 2′ modification, e.g., a 2-acetylation, e.g., a 2′ methylation, or other modification(s) from Section VIII.

In some embodiments, the proximal domain can comprise as many as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 modifications. In an embodiment, the proximal domain comprises as many as 1, 2, 3, or 4 modifications within 5 nucleotides of its 5′ end, e.g., in a modular gRNA molecule. In an embodiment, the target domain comprises as many as 1, 2, 3, or 4 modifications within 5 nucleotides of its 3′ end, e.g., in a modular gRNA molecule.

In some embodiments, the proximal domain comprises modifications at two consecutive nucleotides, e.g., two consecutive nucleotides that are within 5 nucleotides of the 5′ end of the proximal domain, within 5 nucleotides of the 3′ end of the proximal domain, or more than 5 nucleotides away from one or both ends of the proximal domain. In an embodiment, no two consecutive nucleotides are modified within 5 nucleotides of the 5′ end of the proximal domain, within 5 nucleotides of the 3′ end of the proximal domain, or within a region that is more than 5 nucleotides away from one or both ends of the proximal domain. In an embodiment, no nucleotide is modified within 5 nucleotides of the 5′ end of the proximal domain, within 5 nucleotides of the 3′ end of the proximal domain, or within a region that is more than 5 nucleotides away from one or both ends of the proximal domain.

Modifications in the proximal domain can be selected so as to not interfere with gRNA molecule efficacy, which can be evaluated by testing a candidate modification in the system described in Section IV. gRNAs having a candidate proximal domain having a selected length, sequence, degree of complementarity, or degree of modification, can be evaluated in the system described at Section IV. The candidate proximal domain can be placed, either alone, or with one or more other candidate changes in a gRNA molecule/Cas9 molecule system known to be functional with a selected target and evaluated.

In an embodiment, the proximal domain has at least 60, 70, 80, 85 90 or 95% homology with, or differs by no more than 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 nucleotides from, a reference proximal domain, e.g., a naturally occurring, e.g., an S. pyogenes, S. aureus or S. thermophilus, proximal domain, or a proximal domain described herein, e.g., from FIGS. 1A-1G.

The Tail Domain

In an embodiment, the tail domain is 10+/−5, 20+/−5, 30+/−5, 40+/−5, 50+/−5, 60+/−5, 70+/−5, 80+/−5, 90+/−5, or 100+/−5 nucleotides, in length.

In an embodiment, the tail domain is 20+/−5 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, the tail domain is 20+/−10, 30+/−10, 40+/−10, 50+/−10, 60+/−10, 70+/−10, 80+/−10, 90+/−10, or 100+/−10 nucleotides, in length.

In an embodiment, the tail domain is 25+/−10 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, the tail domain is 10 to 100, 10 to 90, 10 to 80, 10 to 70, 10 to 60, 10 to 50, 10 to 40, 10 to 30, 10 to 20 or 10 to 15 nucleotides in length.

In other embodiments, the tail domain is 20 to 100, 20 to 90, 20 to 80, 20 to 70, 20 to 60, 20 to 50, 20 to 40, 20 to 30, or 20 to 25 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, the tail domain is 1 to 20, 1 to 15, 1 to 10, or 1 to 5 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, the tail domain nucleotides do not comprise modifications, e.g., modifications of the type provided in Section VIII. However, in an embodiment, the tail domain comprises one or more modifications, e.g., modifications that it render it less susceptible to degradation or more bio-compatible, e.g., less immunogenic. By way of example, the backbone of the tail domain can be modified with a phosphorothioate, or other modification(s) from Section VIII. In an embodiment a nucleotide of the tail domain can comprise a 2′ modification, e.g., a 2-acetylation, e.g., a 2′ methylation, or other modification(s) from Section VIII.

In some embodiments, the tail domain can have as many as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 modifications. In an embodiment, the target domain comprises as many as 1, 2, 3, or 4 modifications within 5 nucleotides of its 5′ end. In an embodiment, the target domain comprises as many as 1, 2, 3, or 4 modifications within 5 nucleotides of its 3′ end.

In an embodiment, the tail domain comprises a tail duplex domain, which can form a tail duplexed region. In an embodiment, the tail duplexed region can be 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, or 12 base pairs in length. In an embodiment, a further single stranded domain, exists 3′ to the tail duplexed domain. In an embodiment, this domain is 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10 nucleotides in length. In an embodiment it is 4 to 6 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, the tail domain has at least 60, 70, 80, or 90% homology with, or differs by no more than 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 nucleotides from, a reference tail domain, e.g., a naturally occurring, e.g., an S. pyogenes, S. aureus or S. thermophilus, tail domain, or a tail domain described herein, e.g., from FIGS. 1A-1G.

In an embodiment, the proximal and tail domain, taken together comprise the following sequences:

(SEQ ID NO: 33) AAGGCUAGUCCGUUAUCAACUUGAAAAAGUGGCACCGAGUCGGUGCU, or (SEQ ID NO: 34) AAGGCUAGUCCGUUAUCAACUUGAAAAAGUGGCACCGAGUCGGUGGUGC, or (SEQ ID NO: 35) AAGGCUAGUCCGUUAUCAACUUGAAAAAGUGGCACCGAGUCGGUGCGGAU C, or (SEQ ID NO: 36) AAGGCUAGUCCGUUAUCAACUUGAAAAAGUG, or (SEQ ID NO: 37) AAGGCUAGUCCGUUAUCA, or (SEQ ID NO: 38) AAGGCUAGUCCG.

In an embodiment, the tail domain comprises the 3′ sequence UUUUUU, e.g., if a U6 promoter is used for transcription.

In an embodiment, the tail domain comprises the 3′ sequence UUUU, e.g., if an H1 promoter is used for transcription.

In an embodiment, tail domain comprises variable numbers of 3′ Us depending, e.g., on the termination signal of the pol-III promoter used.

In an embodiment, the tail domain comprises variable 3′ sequence derived from the DNA template if a T7 promoter is used.

In an embodiment, the tail domain comprises variable 3′ sequence derived from the DNA template, e.g., if in vitro transcription is used to generate the RNA molecule.

In an embodiment, the tail domain comprises variable 3′ sequence derived from the DNA template, e.g., if a pol-II promoter is used to drive transcription.

Modifications in the tail domain can be selected to not interfere with targeting efficacy, which can be evaluated by testing a candidate modification in the system described in Section IV. gRNAs having a candidate tail domain having a selected length, sequence, degree of complementarity, or degree of modification, can be evaluated in the system described in Section IV. The candidate tail domain can be placed, either alone, or with one or more other candidate changes in a gRNA molecule/Cas9 molecule system known to be functional with a selected target and evaluated.

In an embodiment, the tail domain comprises modifications at two consecutive nucleotides, e.g., two consecutive nucleotides that are within 5 nucleotides of the 5′ end of the tail domain, within 5 nucleotides of the 3′ end of the tail domain, or more than 5 nucleotides away from one or both ends of the tail domain. In an embodiment, no two consecutive nucleotides are modified within 5 nucleotides of the 5′ end of the tail domain, within 5 nucleotides of the 3′ end of the tail domain, or within a region that is more than 5 nucleotides away from one or both ends of the tail domain. In an embodiment, no nucleotide is modified within 5 nucleotides of the 5′ end of the tail domain, within 5 nucleotides of the 3′ end of the tail domain, or within a region that is more than 5 nucleotides away from one or both ends of the tail domain.

In an embodiment, a gRNA has the following structure:

5′ [targeting domain]-[first complementarity domain]-[linking domain]-[second complementarity domain]-[proximal domain]-[tail domain]-3′

wherein, the targeting domain comprises a core domain and optionally a secondary domain, and is 10 to 50 nucleotides in length;

the first complementarity domain is 5 to 25 nucleotides in length and, in an embodiment, has at least 50, 60, 70, 80, 85, 90 or 95% homology with a reference first complementarity domain disclosed herein;

the linking domain is 1 to 5 nucleotides in length;

the second complementarity domain is 5 to 27 nucleotides in length and, in an embodiment has at least 50, 60, 70, 80, 85, 90 or 95% homology with a reference second complementarity domain disclosed herein;

the proximal domain is 5 to 20 nucleotides in length and, in an embodiment, has at least 50, 60, 70, 80, 85, 90 or 95% homology with a reference proximal domain disclosed herein; and

the tail domain is absent or a nucleotide sequence is 1 to 50 nucleotides in length and, in an embodiment, has at least 50, 60, 70, 80, 85, 90 or 95% homology with a reference tail domain disclosed herein.

Exemplary Chimeric gRNAs

In an embodiment, a unimolecular, or chimeric, gRNA comprises, preferably from 5′ to 3′:

a targeting domain (which is complementary to a target nucleic acid);

a first complementarity domain, e.g., comprising 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, or 26 nucleotides;

a linking domain;

a second complementarity domain (which is complementary to the first complementarity domain);

a proximal domain; and

a tail domain, wherein,

(a) the proximal and tail domain, when taken together, comprise

at least 15, 18, 20, 25, 30, 31, 35, 40, 45, 49, 50, or 53 nucleotides;

(b) there are at least 15, 18, 20, 25, 30, 31, 35, 40, 45, 49, 50, or 53 nucleotides 3′ to the last nucleotide of the second complementarity domain; or

(c) there are at least 16, 19, 21, 26, 31, 32, 36, 41, 46, 50, 51, or 54 nucleotides 3′ to the last nucleotide of the second complementarity domain that is complementary to its corresponding nucleotide of the first complementarity domain.

In an embodiment, the sequence from (a), (b), or (c), has at least 60, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, or 99% homology with the corresponding sequence of a naturally occurring gRNA, or with a gRNA described herein.

In an embodiment, the proximal and tail domain, when taken together, comprise at least 15, 18, 20, 25, 30, 31, 35, 40, 45, 49, 50, or 53 nucleotides.

In an embodiment, there are at least 15, 18, 20, 25, 30, 31, 35, 40, 45, 49, 50, or 53 nucleotides 3′ to the last nucleotide of the second complementarity domain.

In an embodiment, there are at least 16, 19, 21, 26, 31, 32, 36, 41, 46, 50, 51, or 54 nucleotides 3′ to the last nucleotide of the second complementarity domain that is complementary to its corresponding nucleotide of the first complementarity domain.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 or 26 nucleotides (e.g., 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 or 26 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 or 26 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 16 nucleotides (e.g., 16 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 16 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 17 nucleotides (e.g., 17 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 17 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 18 nucleotides (e.g., 18 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 18 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 19 nucleotides (e.g., 19 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 19 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 20 nucleotides (e.g., 20 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 20 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 21 nucleotides (e.g., 21 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 21 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 22 nucleotides (e.g., 22 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 22 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 23 nucleotides (e.g., 23 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 23 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 24 nucleotides (e.g., 24 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 24 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 25 nucleotides (e.g., 25 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 25 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 26 nucleotides (e.g., 26 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 26 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 16 nucleotides (e.g., 16 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 16 nucleotides in length; and the proximal and tail domain, when taken together, comprise at least 15, 18, 20, 25, 30, 31, 35, 40, 45, 49, 50, or 53 nucleotides.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 16 nucleotides (e.g., 16 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 16 nucleotides in length; and there are at least 15, 18, 20, 25, 30, 31, 35, 40, 45, 49, 50, or 53 nucleotides 3′ to the last nucleotide of the second complementarity domain.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 16 nucleotides (e.g., 16 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 16 nucleotides in length; and there are at least 16, 19, 21, 26, 31, 32, 36, 41, 46, 50, 51, or 54 nucleotides 3′ to the last nucleotide of the second complementarity domain that is complementary to its corresponding nucleotide of the first complementarity domain.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 17 nucleotides (e.g., 17 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 17 nucleotides in length; and the proximal and tail domain, when taken together, comprise at least 15, 18, 20, 25, 30, 31, 35, 40, 45, 49, 50, or 53 nucleotides.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 17 nucleotides (e.g., 17 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 17 nucleotides in length; and there are at least 15, 18, 20, 25, 30, 31, 35, 40, 45, 49, 50, or 53 nucleotides 3′ to the last nucleotide of the second complementarity domain.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 17 nucleotides (e.g., 17 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 17 nucleotides in length; and there are at least 16, 19, 21, 26, 31, 32, 36, 41, 46, 50, 51, or 54 nucleotides 3′ to the last nucleotide of the second complementarity domain that is complementary to its corresponding nucleotide of the first complementarity domain.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 18 nucleotides (e.g., 18 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 18 nucleotides in length; and the proximal and tail domain, when taken together, comprise at least 15, 18, 20, 25, 30, 31, 35, 40, 45, 49, 50, or 53 nucleotides.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 18 nucleotides (e.g., 18 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 18 nucleotides in length; and there are at least 15, 18, 20, 25, 30, 31, 35, 40, 45, 49, 50, or 53 nucleotides 3′ to the last nucleotide of the second complementarity domain.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 18 nucleotides (e.g., 18 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 18 nucleotides in length; and there are at least 16, 19, 21, 26, 31, 32, 36, 41, 46, 50, 51, or 54 nucleotides 3′ to the last nucleotide of the second complementarity domain that is complementary to its corresponding nucleotide of the first complementarity domain.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 19 nucleotides (e.g., 19 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 19 nucleotides in length; and the proximal and tail domain, when taken together, comprise at least 15, 18, 20, 25, 30, 31, 35, 40, 45, 49, 50, or 53 nucleotides.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 19 nucleotides (e.g., 19 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 19 nucleotides in length; and there are at least 15, 18, 20, 25, 30, 31, 35, 40, 45, 49, 50, or 53 nucleotides 3′ to the last nucleotide of the second complementarity domain.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 19 nucleotides (e.g., 19 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 19 nucleotides in length; and there are at least 16, 19, 21, 26, 31, 32, 36, 41, 46, 50, 51, or 54 nucleotides 3′ to the last nucleotide of the second complementarity domain that is complementary to its corresponding nucleotide of the first complementarity domain.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 20 nucleotides (e.g., 20 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 20 nucleotides in length; and the proximal and tail domain, when taken together, comprise at least 15, 18, 20, 25, 30, 31, 35, 40, 45, 49, 50, or 53 nucleotides.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 20 nucleotides (e.g., 20 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 20 nucleotides in length; and there are at least 15, 18, 20, 25, 30, 31, 35, 40, 45, 49, 50, or 53 nucleotides 3′ to the last nucleotide of the second complementarity domain.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 20 nucleotides (e.g., 20 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 20 nucleotides in length; and there are at least 16, 19, 21, 26, 31, 32, 36, 41, 46, 50, 51, or 54 nucleotides 3′ to the last nucleotide of the second complementarity domain that is complementary to its corresponding nucleotide of the first complementarity domain.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 21 nucleotides (e.g., 21 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 21 nucleotides in length; and the proximal and tail domain, when taken together, comprise at least 15, 18, 20, 25, 30, 31, 35, 40, 45, 49, 50, or 53 nucleotides.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 21 nucleotides (e.g., 21 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 21 nucleotides in length; and there are at least 15, 18, 20, 25, 30, 31, 35, 40, 45, 49, 50, or 53 nucleotides 3′ to the last nucleotide of the second complementarity domain.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 21 nucleotides (e.g., 21 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 21 nucleotides in length; and there are at least 16, 19, 21, 26, 31, 32, 36, 41, 46, 50, 51, or 54 nucleotides 3′ to the last nucleotide of the second complementarity domain that is complementary to its corresponding nucleotide of the first complementarity domain.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 22 nucleotides (e.g., 22 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 22 nucleotides in length; and the proximal and tail domain, when taken together, comprise at least 15, 18, 20, 25, 30, 31, 35, 40, 45, 49, 50, or 53 nucleotides.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 22 nucleotides (e.g., 22 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 22 nucleotides in length; and there are at least 15, 18, 20, 25, 30, 31, 35, 40, 45, 49, 50, or 53 nucleotides 3′ to the last nucleotide of the second complementarity domain.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 22 nucleotides (e.g., 22 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 22 nucleotides in length; and there are at least 16, 19, 21, 26, 31, 32, 36, 41, 46, 50, 51, or 54 nucleotides 3′ to the last nucleotide of the second complementarity domain that is complementary to its corresponding nucleotide of the first complementarity domain.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 23 nucleotides (e.g., 23 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 23 nucleotides in length; and the proximal and tail domain, when taken together, comprise at least 15, 18, 20, 25, 30, 31, 35, 40, 45, 49, 50, or 53 nucleotides.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 23 nucleotides (e.g., 23 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 23 nucleotides in length; and there are at least 15, 18, 20, 25, 30, 31, 35, 40, 45, 49, 50, or 53 nucleotides 3′ to the last nucleotide of the second complementarity domain.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 23 nucleotides (e.g., 23 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 23 nucleotides in length; and there are at least 16, 19, 21, 26, 31, 32, 36, 41, 46, 50, 51, or 54 nucleotides 3′ to the last nucleotide of the second complementarity domain that is complementary to its corresponding nucleotide of the first complementarity domain.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 24 nucleotides (e.g., 24 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 24 nucleotides in length; and the proximal and tail domain, when taken together, comprise at least 15, 18, 20, 25, 30, 31, 35, 40, 45, 49, 50, or 53 nucleotides.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 24 nucleotides (e.g., 24 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 24 nucleotides in length; and there are at least 15, 18, 20, 25, 30, 31, 35, 40, 45, 49, 50, or 53 nucleotides 3′ to the last nucleotide of the second complementarity domain.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 24 nucleotides (e.g., 24 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 24 nucleotides in length; and there are at least 16, 19, 21, 26, 31, 32, 36, 41, 46, 50, 51, or 54 nucleotides 3′ to the last nucleotide of the second complementarity domain that is complementary to its corresponding nucleotide of the first complementarity domain.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 25 nucleotides (e.g., 25 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 25 nucleotides in length; and the proximal and tail domain, when taken together, comprise at least 15, 18, 20, 25, 30, 31, 35, 40, 45, 49, 50, or 53 nucleotides.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 25 nucleotides (e.g., 25 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 25 nucleotides in length; and there are at least 15, 18, 20, 25, 30, 31, 35, 40, 45, 49, 50, or 53 nucleotides 3′ to the last nucleotide of the second complementarity domain.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 25 nucleotides (e.g., 25 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 25 nucleotides in length; and there are at least 16, 19, 21, 26, 31, 32, 36, 41, 46, 50, 51, or 54 nucleotides 3′ to the last nucleotide of the second complementarity domain that is complementary to its corresponding nucleotide of the first complementarity domain.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 26 nucleotides (e.g., 26 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 26 nucleotides in length; and the proximal and tail domain, when taken together, comprise at least 15, 18, 20, 25, 30, 31, 35, 40, 45, 49, 50, or 53 nucleotides.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 26 nucleotides (e.g., 26 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 26 nucleotides in length; and there are at least 15, 18, 20, 25, 30, 31, 35, 40, 45, 49, 50, or 53 nucleotides 3′ to the last nucleotide of the second complementarity domain.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 26 nucleotides (e.g., 26 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 26 nucleotides in length; and there are at least 16, 19, 21, 26, 31, 32, 36, 41, 46, 50, 51, or 54 nucleotides 3′ to the last nucleotide of the second complementarity domain that is complementary to its corresponding nucleotide of the first complementarity domain.

In an embodiment, the unimolecular, or chimeric, gRNA molecule (comprising a targeting domain, a first complementary domain, a linking domain, a second complementary domain, a proximal domain and, optionally, a tail domain) comprises the following sequence in which the targeting domain is depicted as 20 Ns but could be any sequence and range in length from 16 to 26 nucleotides and in which the gRNA sequence is followed by 6 Us, which serve as a termination signal for the U6 promoter, but which could be either absent or fewer in number: NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGUUUUAGAGCUAGAAAUAGCAAGUUAAAAUAAGG CUAGUCCGUUAUCAACUUGAAAAAGUGGCACCGAGUCGGUGCUUUUUU (SEQ ID NO: 45). In an embodiment, the unimolecular, or chimeric, gRNA molecule is a S. pyogenes gRNA molecule.

In some embodiments, the unimolecular, or chimeric, gRNA molecule (comprising a targeting domain, a first complementary domain, a linking domain, a second complementary domain, a proximal domain and, optionally, a tail domain) comprises the following sequence in which the targeting domain is depicted as 20 Ns but could be any sequence and range in length from 16 to 26 nucleotides and in which the gRNA sequence is followed by 6 Us, which serve as a termination signal for the U6 promoter, but which could be either absent or fewer in number: NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGUUUUAGUACUCUGGAAACAGAAUCUACUAAAAC AAGGCAAAAUGCCGUGUUUAUCUCGUCAACUUGUUGGCGAGAUUUUUU (SEQ ID NO: 40). In an embodiment, the unimolecular, or chimeric, gRNA molecule is a S. aureus gRNA molecule.

The sequences and structures of exemplary chimeric gRNAs are also shown in FIGS. 1H-1I.

Exemplary Modular gRNAs

In an embodiment, a modular gRNA comprises:

-   -   a first strand comprising, preferably from 5′ to 3′;         -   a targeting domain, e.g., comprising 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20,             21, 22, 23, 24, 25, or 26 nucleotides;         -   a first complementarity domain; and         -   a second strand, comprising, preferably from 5′ to 3′:         -   optionally a 5′ extension domain;         -   a second complementarity domain;         -   a proximal domain; and         -   a tail domain,     -   wherein:

(a) the proximal and tail domain, when taken together, comprise

at least 15, 18, 20, 25, 30, 31, 35, 40, 45, 49, 50, or 53 nucleotides;

(b) there are at least 15, 18, 20, 25, 30, 31, 35, 40, 45, 49, 50, or 53 nucleotides 3′ to the last nucleotide of the second complementarity domain; or

(c) there are at least 16, 19, 21, 26, 31, 32, 36, 41, 46, 50, 51, or 54 nucleotides 3′ to the last nucleotide of the second complementarity domain that is complementary to its corresponding nucleotide of the first complementarity domain.

In an embodiment, the sequence from (a), (b), or (c), has at least 60, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, or 99% homology with the corresponding sequence of a naturally occurring gRNA, or with a gRNA described herein.

In an embodiment, the proximal and tail domain, when taken together, comprise at least 15, 18, 20, 25, 30, 31, 35, 40, 45, 49, 50, or 53 nucleotides.

In an embodiment, there are at least 15, 18, 20, 25, 30, 31, 35, 40, 45, 49, 50, or 53 nucleotides 3′ to the last nucleotide of the second complementarity domain.

In an embodiment, there are at least 16, 19, 21, 26, 31, 32, 36, 41, 46, 50, 51, or 54 nucleotides 3′ to the last nucleotide of the second complementarity domain that is complementary to its corresponding nucleotide of the first complementarity domain.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 or 26 nucleotides (e.g., 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 or 26 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 or 26 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 16 nucleotides (e.g., 16 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 16 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 17 nucleotides (e.g., 17 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 17 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 18 nucleotides (e.g., 18 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 18 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 19 nucleotides (e.g., 19 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 19 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 20 nucleotides (e.g., 20 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 20 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 21 nucleotides (e.g., 21 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 21 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 22 nucleotides (e.g., 22 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 22 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 23 nucleotides (e.g., 23 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 23 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 24 nucleotides (e.g., 24 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 24 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 25 nucleotides (e.g., 25 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 25 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 26 nucleotides (e.g., 26 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 26 nucleotides in length.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 16 nucleotides (e.g., 16 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 16 nucleotides in length; and the proximal and tail domain, when taken together, comprise at least 15, 18, 20, 25, 30, 31, 35, 40, 45, 49, 50, or 53 nucleotides.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 16 nucleotides (e.g., 16 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 16 nucleotides in length; and there are at least 15, 18, 20, 25, 30, 31, 35, 40, 45, 49, 50, or 53 nucleotides 3′ to the last nucleotide of the second complementarity domain.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 16 nucleotides (e.g., 16 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 16 nucleotides in length; and there are at least 16, 19, 21, 26, 31, 32, 36, 41, 46, 50, 51, or 54 nucleotides 3′ to the last nucleotide of the second complementarity domain that is complementary to its corresponding nucleotide of the first complementarity domain.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 17 nucleotides (e.g., 17 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 17 nucleotides in length; and the proximal and tail domain, when taken together, comprise at least 15, 18, 20, 25, 30, 31, 35, 40, 45, 49, 50, or 53 nucleotides.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 17 nucleotides (e.g., 17 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 17 nucleotides in length; and there are at least 15, 18, 20, 25, 30, 31, 35, 40, 45, 49, 50, or 53 nucleotides 3′ to the last nucleotide of the second complementarity domain.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 17 nucleotides (e.g., 17 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 17 nucleotides in length; and there are at least 16, 19, 21, 26, 31, 32, 36, 41, 46, 50, 51, or 54 nucleotides 3′ to the last nucleotide of the second complementarity domain that is complementary to its corresponding nucleotide of the first complementarity domain.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 18 nucleotides (e.g., 18 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 18 nucleotides in length; and the proximal and tail domain, when taken together, comprise at least 15, 18, 20, 25, 30, 31, 35, 40, 45, 49, 50, or 53 nucleotides.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 18 nucleotides (e.g., 18 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 18 nucleotides in length; and there are at least 15, 18, 20, 25, 30, 31, 35, 40, 45, 49, 50, or 53 nucleotides 3′ to the last nucleotide of the second complementarity domain.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 18 nucleotides (e.g., 18 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 18 nucleotides in length; and there are at least 16, 19, 21, 26, 31, 32, 36, 41, 46, 50, 51, or 54 nucleotides 3′ to the last nucleotide of the second complementarity domain that is complementary to its corresponding nucleotide of the first complementarity domain.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 19 nucleotides (e.g., 19 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 19 nucleotides in length; and the proximal and tail domain, when taken together, comprise at least 15, 18, 20, 25, 30, 31, 35, 40, 45, 49, 50, or 53 nucleotides.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 19 nucleotides (e.g., 19 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 19 nucleotides in length; and there are at least 15, 18, 20, 25, 30, 31, 35, 40, 45, 49, 50, or 53 nucleotides 3′ to the last nucleotide of the second complementarity domain.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 19 nucleotides (e.g., 19 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 19 nucleotides in length; and there are at least 16, 19, 21, 26, 31, 32, 36, 41, 46, 50, 51, or 54 nucleotides 3′ to the last nucleotide of the second complementarity domain that is complementary to its corresponding nucleotide of the first complementarity domain.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 20 nucleotides (e.g., 20 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 20 nucleotides in length; and the proximal and tail domain, when taken together, comprise at least 15, 18, 20, 25, 30, 31, 35, 40, 45, 49, 50, or 53 nucleotides.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 20 nucleotides (e.g., 20 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 20 nucleotides in length; and there are at least 15, 18, 20, 25, 30, 31, 35, 40, 45, 49, 50, or 53 nucleotides 3′ to the last nucleotide of the second complementarity domain.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 20 nucleotides (e.g., 20 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 20 nucleotides in length; and there are at least 16, 19, 21, 26, 31, 32, 36, 41, 46, 50, 51, or 54 nucleotides 3′ to the last nucleotide of the second complementarity domain that is complementary to its corresponding nucleotide of the first complementarity domain.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 21 nucleotides (e.g., 21 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 21 nucleotides in length; and the proximal and tail domain, when taken together, comprise at least 15, 18, 20, 25, 30, 31, 35, 40, 45, 49, 50, or 53 nucleotides.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 21 nucleotides (e.g., 21 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 21 nucleotides in length; and there are at least 15, 18, 20, 25, 30, 31, 35, 40, 45, 49, 50, or 53 nucleotides 3′ to the last nucleotide of the second complementarity domain.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 21 nucleotides (e.g., 21 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 21 nucleotides in length; and there are at least 16, 19, 21, 26, 31, 32, 36, 41, 46, 50, 51, or 54 nucleotides 3′ to the last nucleotide of the second complementarity domain that is complementary to its corresponding nucleotide of the first complementarity domain.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 22 nucleotides (e.g., 22 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 22 nucleotides in length; and the proximal and tail domain, when taken together, comprise at least 15, 18, 20, 25, 30, 31, 35, 40, 45, 49, 50, or 53 nucleotides.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 22 nucleotides (e.g., 22 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 22 nucleotides in length; and there are at least 15, 18, 20, 25, 30, 31, 35, 40, 45, 49, 50, or 53 nucleotides 3′ to the last nucleotide of the second complementarity domain.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 22 nucleotides (e.g., 22 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 22 nucleotides in length; and there are at least 16, 19, 21, 26, 31, 32, 36, 41, 46, 50, 51, or 54 nucleotides 3′ to the last nucleotide of the second complementarity domain that is complementary to its corresponding nucleotide of the first complementarity domain.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 23 nucleotides (e.g., 23 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 23 nucleotides in length; and the proximal and tail domain, when taken together, comprise at least 15, 18, 20, 25, 30, 31, 35, 40, 45, 49, 50, or 53 nucleotides.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 23 nucleotides (e.g., 23 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 23 nucleotides in length; and there are at least 15, 18, 20, 25, 30, 31, 35, 40, 45, 49, 50, or 53 nucleotides 3′ to the last nucleotide of the second complementarity domain.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 23 nucleotides (e.g., 23 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 23 nucleotides in length; and there are at least 16, 19, 21, 26, 31, 32, 36, 41, 46, 50, 51, or 54 nucleotides 3′ to the last nucleotide of the second complementarity domain that is complementary to its corresponding nucleotide of the first complementarity domain.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 24 nucleotides (e.g., 24 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 24 nucleotides in length; and the proximal and tail domain, when taken together, comprise at least 15, 18, 20, 25, 30, 31, 35, 40, 45, 49, 50, or 53 nucleotides.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 24 nucleotides (e.g., 24 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 24 nucleotides in length; and there are at least 15, 18, 20, 25, 30, 31, 35, 40, 45, 49, 50, or 53 nucleotides 3′ to the last nucleotide of the second complementarity domain.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 24 nucleotides (e.g., 24 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 24 nucleotides in length; and there are at least 16, 19, 21, 26, 31, 32, 36, 41, 46, 50, 51, or 54 nucleotides 3′ to the last nucleotide of the second complementarity domain that is complementary to its corresponding nucleotide of the first complementarity domain.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 25 nucleotides (e.g., 25 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 25 nucleotides in length; and the proximal and tail domain, when taken together, comprise at least 15, 18, 20, 25, 30, 31, 35, 40, 45, 49, 50, or 53 nucleotides.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 25 nucleotides (e.g., 25 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 25 nucleotides in length; and there are at least 15, 18, 20, 25, 30, 31, 35, 40, 45, 49, 50, or 53 nucleotides 3′ to the last nucleotide of the second complementarity domain.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 25 nucleotides (e.g., 25 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 25 nucleotides in length; and there are at least 16, 19, 21, 26, 31, 32, 36, 41, 46, 50, 51, or 54 nucleotides 3′ to the last nucleotide of the second complementarity domain that is complementary to its corresponding nucleotide of the first complementarity domain.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 26 nucleotides (e.g., 26 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 26 nucleotides in length; and the proximal and tail domain, when taken together, comprise at least 15, 18, 20, 25, 30, 31, 35, 40, 45, 49, 50, or 53 nucleotides.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 26 nucleotides (e.g., 26 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 26 nucleotides in length; and there are at least 15, 18, 20, 25, 30, 31, 35, 40, 45, 49, 50, or 53 nucleotides 3′ to the last nucleotide of the second complementarity domain.

In an embodiment, the targeting domain comprises, has, or consists of, 26 nucleotides (e.g., 26 consecutive nucleotides) having complementarity with the target domain, e.g., the targeting domain is 26 nucleotides in length; and there are at least 16, 19, 21, 26, 31, 32, 36, 41, 46, 50, 51, or 54 nucleotides 3′ to the last nucleotide of the second complementarity domain that is complementary to its corresponding nucleotide of the first complementarity domain.

II. Methods for Designing gRNAs

Methods for designing gRNAs are described herein, including methods for selecting, designing and validating target domains. Exemplary targeting domains are also provided herein. Targeting Domains discussed herein can be incorporated into the gRNAs described herein.

Methods for selection and validation of target sequences as well as off-target analyses are described, e.g., in Mali et al., 2013 SCIENCE 339(6121): 823-826; Hsu et al. NAT BIOTECHNOL, 31(9): 827-32; Fu et al., 2014 NAT BIOTECHNOL, doi: 10.1038/nbt.2808. PubMed PMID: 24463574; Heigwer et al., 2014 NAT METHODS 11(2):122-3. doi: 10.1038/nmeth.2812. PubMed PMID: 24481216; Bae et al., 2014 BIOINFORMATICS PubMed PMID: 24463181; Xiao A et al., 2014 BIOINFORMATICS PubMed PMID: 24389662.

For example, a software tool can be used to optimize the choice of gRNA within a user's target sequence, e.g., to minimize total off-target activity across the genome. Off target activity may be other than cleavage. For each possible gRNA choice using S. pyogenes Cas9, the tool can identify all off-target sequences (preceding either NAG or NGG PAMs) across the genome that contain up to certain number (e.g., 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10) of mismatched base-pairs. The cleavage efficiency at each off-target sequence can be predicted, e.g., using an experimentally-derived weighting scheme. Each possible gRNA is then ranked according to its total predicted off-target cleavage; the top-ranked gRNAs represent those that are likely to have the greatest on-target and the least off-target cleavage. Other functions, e.g., automated reagent design for CRISPR construction, primer design for the on-target Surveyor assay, and primer design for high-throughput detection and quantification of off-target cleavage via next-gen sequencing, can also be included in the tool. Candidate gRNA molecules can be evaluated by art-known methods or as described in Section IV herein.

Guide RNAs (gRNAs) for use with S. pyogenes, S. aureus and N. meningitidis Cas9s were identified using a DNA sequence searching algorithm. Guide RNA design was carried out using a custom guide RNA design software based on the public tool cas-offinder (reference: Cas-OFFinder: a fast and versatile algorithm that searches for potential off-target sites of Cas9 RNA-guided endonucleases, Bioinformatics. 2014 Feb. 17. Bae S, Park J, Kim J S. PMID:24463181). Said custom guide RNA design software scores guides after calculating their genomewide off-target propensity. Typically matches ranging from perfect matches to 7 mismatches are considered for guides ranging in length from 17 to 24. Once the off-target sites are computationally determined, an aggregate score is calculated for each guide and summarized in a tabular output using a web-interface. In addition to identifying potential gRNA sites adjacent to PAM sequences, the software also identifies all PAM adjacent sequences that differ by 1, 2, 3 or more nucleotides from the selected gRNA sites. Genomic DNA sequence for each gene was obtained from the UCSC Genome browser and sequences were screened for repeat elements using the publically available RepeatMasker program. RepeatMasker searches input DNA sequences for repeated elements and regions of low complexity. The output is a detailed annotation of the repeats present in a given query sequence.

Following identification, gRNAs were ranked into tiers based on their distance to the target site, their orthogonality or presence of a 5′ G (based on identification of close matches in the human genome containing a relevant PAM, e.g., in the case of S. pyogenes, a NGG PAM, in the case of S. aureus, NNGRR (e.g, a NNGRRT or NNGRRV) PAM, and in the case of N. meningitides, a NNNNGATT or NNNNGCTT PAM. Orthogonality refers to the number of sequences in the human genome that contain a minimum number of mismatches to the target sequence. A “high level of orthogonality” or “good orthogonality” may, for example, refer to 20-mer gRNAs that have no identical sequences in the human genome besides the intended target, nor any sequences that contain one or two mismatches in the target sequence. Targeting domains with good orthogonality are selected to minimize off-target DNA cleavage.

As an example, for S. pyogenes and N. meningitides targets, 17-mer, or 20-mer gRNAs were designed. As another example, for S. aureus targets, 18-mer, 19-mer, 20-mer, 21-mer, 22-mer, 23-mer and 24-mer gRNAs were designed. Targeting domains, disclosed herein, may comprise the 17-mer described in Tables 1A-1F, 2A-2C, 3A-3E, 4A-4C, 5A-5C, 6A-6E or 7A-7C, e.g., the targeting domains of 18 or more nucleotides may comprise the 17-mer gRNAs described in Tables 1A-1F, 2A-2C, 3A-3E, 4A-4C, 5A-5C, 6A-6E or 7A-7C. Targeting domains, disclosed herein, may comprises the 18-mer described in Tables 1A-1F, 2A-2C, 3A-3E, 4A-4C, 5A-5C, 6A-6E or 7A-7C, e.g., the targeting domains of 19 or more nucleotides may comprise the 18-mer gRNAs described in Tables 1A-1F, 2A-2C, 3A-3E, 4A-4C, 5A-5C, 6A-6E or 7A-7C. Targeting domains, disclosed herein, may comprises the 19-mer described in Tables 1A-1F, 2A-2C, 3A-3E, 4A-4C, 5A-5C, 6A-6E or 7A-7C, e.g., the targeting domains of 20 or more nucleotides may comprise the 19-mer gRNAs described in Tables 1A-1F, 2A-2C, 3A-3E, 4A-4C, 5A-5C, 6A-6E or 7A-7C. Targeting domains, disclosed herein, may comprises the 20-mer gRNAs described in Tables 1A-1F, 2A-2C, 3A-3E, 4A-4C, 5A-5C, 6A-6E or 7A-7C e.g., the targeting domains of 21 or more nucleotides may comprise the 20-mer gRNAs described in Tables 1A-1F, 2A-2C, 3A-3E, 4A-4C, 5A-5C, 6A-6E or 7A-7C. Targeting domains, disclosed herein, may comprises the 21-mer described in Tables 1A-1F, 2A-2C, 3A-3E, 4A-4C, 5A-5C, 6A-6E or 7A-7C e.g., the targeting domains of 22 or more nucleotides may comprise the 21-mer gRNAs described in Tables 1A-1F, 2A-2C, 3A-3E, 4A-4C, 5A-5C, 6A-6E or 7A-7C. Targeting domains, disclosed herein, may comprises the 22-mer described in Tables 1A-1F, 2A-2C, 3A-3E, 4A-4C, 5A-5C, 6A-6E or 7A-7C, e.g., the targeting domains of 23 or more nucleotides may comprise the 22-mer gRNAs described in Tables 1A-1F, 2A-2C, 3A-3E, 4A-4C, 5A-5C, 6A-6E or 7A-7C. Targeting domains, disclosed herein, may comprises the 23-mer described in Tables 1A-1F, 2A-2C, 3A-3E, 4A-4C, 5A-5C, 6A-6E or 7A-7C e.g., the targeting domains of 24 or more nucleotides may comprise the 23-mer gRNAs described in Tables 1A-1F, 2A-2C, 3A-3E, 4A-4C, 5A-5C, 6A-6E or 7A-7C. Targeting domains, disclosed herein, may comprises the 24-mer described in Tables 1A-1F, 2A-2C, 3A-3E, 4A-4C, 5A-5C, 6A-6E or 7A-7C, e.g., the targeting domains of 25 or more nucleotides may comprise the 24-mer gRNAs described in Tables 1A-1F, 2A-2C, 3A-3E, 4A-4C, 5A-5C, 6A-6E or 7A-7C. gRNAs were identified for both single-gRNA nuclease cleavage and for a dual-gRNA paired “nickase” strategy. Criteria for selecting gRNAs and the determination for which gRNAs can be used for which strategy is based on several considerations:

gRNA pairs should be oriented on the DNA such that PAMs are facing out and cutting with the D10A Cas9 nickase will result in 5′ overhangs.

An assumption that cleaving with dual nickase pairs will result in deletion of the entire intervening sequence at a reasonable frequency. However, it will also often result in indel mutations at the site of only one of the gRNAs. Candidate pair members can be tested for how efficiently they remove the entire sequence versus just causing indel mutations at the site of one gRNA.

The Targeting Domains discussed herein can be incorporated into the gRNAs described herein.

Strategies to Identify gRNAs for S. pyogenes, S. Aureus, and N. meningitides to Knock Out the CCR5 Gene

As an example, two strategies were utilized to identify gRNAs for use with S. pyogenes, S. aureus and N. meningitidis Cas9 enzymes.

In one strategy, gRNAs were designed for use with S. pyogenes Cas9 enzymes (Tables 1A-1D). While it can be desirable to have gRNAs start with a 5′ G, this requirement was relaxed for some gRNAs in tier 1 in order to identify guides in the correct orientation, within a reasonable distance to the mutation and with a high level of orthogonality. In order to find a pair for the dual-nickase strategy it was necessary to either extend the distance from the mutation or remove the requirement for the 5′G. For selection of tier 2 gRNAs, the distance restriction was relaxed in some cases such that a longer sequence was scanned, but the 5′G was required for all gRNAs. Whether or not the distance requirement was relaxed depended on how many sites were found within the original search window. Tier 3 uses the same distance restriction as tier 2, but removes the requirement for a 5′G. Note that tiers are non-inclusive (each gRNA is listed only once). Tier 4 gRNAs were selected based on location in coding sequence of gene.

As discussed above, gRNAs were identified for single-gRNA nuclease cleavage as well as for a dual-gRNA paired “nickase” strategy, as indicated.

gRNAs for use with the Neisseria meningitidis and Staphylococcus aureus Cas9s were identified manually by scanning genomic DNA sequence for the presence of PAM sequences. These gRNAs were not separated into tiers, but are provided in single lists for each species (Table 1E for S. aureus and Table 1F for N. meningitides).

As discussed above, gRNAs were identified for single-gRNA nuclease cleavage as well as for a dual-gRNA paired “nickase” strategy, as indicated.

In another strategy, gRNAs were designed for use with S. pyogenes, S. aureus and N. meningitidis Cas9 enzymes. The gRNAs were identified and ranked into 3 tiers for S. pyogenes (Tables 2A-2C). The targeting domain to be used with S. pyogenes Cas9 enzymes for tier 1 gRNA molecules were selected based on (1) distance to a target site (e.g., start codon), e.g., within 500 bp (e.g., downstream) of the target site (e.g., start codon) and (2) a high level of orthogonality. The targeting domain to be used with S. pyogenes Cas9 enzymes for tier 2 gRNA molecules were selected based on (1) distance to the target site (e.g., start codon), e.g., within 500 bp (e.g., downstream) of the target site (e.g., start codon). The targeting domain to be used with S. pyogenes Cas9 enzymes for tier 3 gRNA molecules were selected based on distance to the target site (e.g., start codon), e.g., within reminder of the coding sequence, e.g., downstream of the first 500 bp of coding sequence (e.g., anywhere from +500 (relative to the start codon) to the stop codon). The gRNAs were identified and ranked into 5 tiers for S. aureus, when the relevant PAM was NNGRRT or NNGRRV (Tables 3A-3E). The targeting domain to be used with S. aureus Cas9 enzymes for tier 1 gRNA molecules were selected based on (1) distance to the target site (e.g., start codon), e.g., within 500 bp (e.g., downstream) of the target site (e.g., start codon), (2) a high level of orthogonality, and (3) PAM is NNGRRT. The targeting domain to be used with S. aureus Cas9 enzymes for tier 2 gRNA molecules were selected based on (1) distance to the target site (e.g., start codon), e.g., within 500 bp (e.g., downstream) of the target site (e.g., start codon), and (2) PAM is NNGRRT. The targeting domain to be used with S. aureus Cas9 enzymes for tier 3 gRNA molecules were selected based on (1) distance to a the target site (e.g., start codon), e.g., within 500 bp (e.g., downstream) of the target site (e.g., start codon), and (2) PAM is NNGRRV. The targeting domain to be used with S. aureus Cas9 enzymes for tier 4 gRNA molecules were selected based on (1) distance to the target site (e.g., start codon), e.g., within reminder of the coding sequence, e.g., downstream of the first 500 bp of coding sequence (e.g., anywhere from +500 (relative to the start codon) to the stop codon), and (2) PAM is NNGRRT. The targeting domain to be used with S. aureus Cas9 enzymes for tier 5 gRNA molecules were selected based on (1) distance to the target site (e.g., start codon), e.g., within reminder of the coding sequence, e.g., downstream of the first 500 bp of coding sequence (e.g., anywhere from +500 (relative to the start codon) to the stop codon), and (2) PAM is NNGRRV. The gRNAs were identified and ranked into 3 tiers for N. meningitidis (Tables 4A-4C). The targeting domain to be used with N. meningitidis Cas9 enzymes for tier 1 gRNA molecules were selected based on (1) distance to the target site, e.g., within 500 bp (e.g., downstream) of the target site (e.g., start codon) and (2) a high level of orthogonality. The targeting domain to be used with N. meningitidis Cas9 enzymes for tier 2 gRNA molecules were selected based on (1) distance to the target site (e.g., start codon), e.g., within 500 bp (e.g., downstream) of the target site (e.g., start codon). The targeting domain to be used with N. meningitidis Cas9 enzymes for tier 3 gRNA molecules were selected based on distance to the target site (e.g., start codon), e.g., within reminder of the coding sequence, e.g., downstream of the first 500 bp of coding sequence (e.g., anywhere from +500 (relative to the start codon) to the stop codon). Note that tiers are non-inclusive (each gRNA is listed only once for the strategy). In certain instances, no gRNA was identified based on the criteria of the particular tier.

In an embodiment, when a single gRNA molecule is used to target a Cas9 nickase to create a single strand break in close proximity to the CCR5 target position, e.g., the gRNA is used to target either upstream of (e.g., within 500 bp, e.g., within 200 bp upstream of the CCR5 target position), or downstream of (e.g., within 500 bp, e.g., within 200 bp downstream of the CCR5 target position) in the CCR5 gene.

In an embodiment, when a single gRNA molecule is used to target a Cas9 nuclease to create a double strand break to in close proximity to the CCR5 target position, e.g., the gRNA is used to target either upstream of (e.g., within 500 bp, e.g., within 200 bp upstream of the CCR5 target position), or downstream of (e.g., within 500 bp, e.g., within 200 bp downstream of the CCR5 target position) in the CCR5 gene.

In an embodiment, dual targeting is used to create two double strand breaks to in close proximity to the mutation, e.g., the gRNA is used to target either upstream of (e.g., within 500 bp, e.g., within 200 bp upstream of the CCR5 target position), or downstream of (e.g., within 500 bp, e.g., within 200 bp downstream of the CCR5 target position) in the CCR5 gene. In an embodiment, the first and second gRNAs are used to target two Cas9 nucleases to flank, e.g., the first of gRNA is used to target upstream of (e.g., within 500 bp, e.g., within 200 bp upstream of the CCR5 target position), and the second gRNA is used to target downstream of (e.g., within 500 bp, e.g., within 200 bp downstream of the CCR5 target position) in the CCR5 gene.

In an embodiment, dual targeting is used to create a double strand break and a pair of single strand breaks to delete a genomic sequence including the CCR5 target position. In an embodiment, the first, second and third gRNAs are used to target one Cas9 nuclease and two Cas9 nickases to flank, e.g., the first gRNA that will be used with the Cas9 nuclease is used to target upstream of (e.g., within 500 bp, e.g., within 200 bp upstream of the CCR5 target position) or downstream of (e.g., within 500 bp, e.g., within 200 bp downstream of the CCR5 target position), and the second and third gRNAs that will be used with the Cas9 nickase pair are used to target the opposite side of the mutation (e.g., within 200 bp upstream or downstream of the CCR5 target position) in the CCR5 gene.

In an embodiment, when four gRNAs (e.g., two pairs) are used to target four Cas9 nickases to create four single strand breaks to delete genomic sequence including the mutation, the first pair and second pair of gRNAs are used to target four Cas9 nickases to flank, e.g., the first pair of gRNAs are used to target upstream of (e.g., within 500 bp, e.g., within 200 bp upstream of the CCR5 target position), and the second pair of gRNAs are used to target downstream of (e.g., within 500 bp, e.g., within 200 bp downstream of the CCR5 target position) in the CCR5 gene.

Strategies to Identify gRNAs for S. pyogenes, S. Aureus, and N. meningitides to Knock Down the CCR5 Gene

In yet another strategy, gRNAs were designed for use with S. pyogenes, S. aureus and N. meningitidis Cas9 enzymes. The gRNAs were identified and ranked into 3 tiers for S. pyogenes (Tables 5A-5C). The targeting domain to be used with S. pyogenes Cas9 enzymes for tier 1 gRNA molecules were selected based on (1) distance to a target site (e.g., the transcription start site), e.g., within 500 bp (e.g., upstream or downstream) of the target site (e.g., the transcription start site) and (2) a high level of orthogonality. The targeting domain to be used with S. pyogenes Cas9 enzymes for tier 2 gRNA molecules were selected based on (1) distance to the target site (e.g., the transcription start site), e.g., within 500 bp (e.g., upstream or downstream) of the target site (e.g., the transcription start site). The targeting domain to be used with S. pyogenes Cas9 enzymes for tier 3 gRNA molecules were selected based on distance to the target site (e.g., the transcription start site), e.g., within the additional 500 bp upstream and downstream of the transcription start site (i.e., extending to 1 kb upstream and downstream of the transcription start site. The gRNAs were identified and ranked into 5 tiers for S. aureus, when the relevant PAM was NNGRRT or NNGRRV (Tables 6A-6E). The targeting domain to be used with S. aureus Cas9 enzymes for tier 1 gRNA molecules were selected based on (1) distance to the target site (e.g., the transcription start site), e.g., within 500 bp (e.g., upstream or downstream) of the target site (e.g., the transcription start site), (2) a high level of orthogonality, and (3) PAM is NNGRRT. The targeting domain to be used with S. aureus Cas9 enzymes for tier 2 gRNA molecules were selected based on (1) distance to the target site (e.g., the transcription start site), e.g., within 500 bp (e.g., upstream or downstream) of the target site (e.g., the transcription start site), and (2) PAM is NNGRRT. The targeting domain to be used with S. aureus Cas9 enzymes for tier 3 gRNA molecules were selected based on (1) distance to a target site (e.g., the transcription start site), e.g., within 500 bp (e.g., upstream or downstream) of the target site (e.g., the transcription start site), and (2) PAM is NNGRRV. The targeting domain to be used with S. aureus Cas9 enzymes for tier 4 gRNA molecules were selected based on (1) distance to the target site (e.g., the transcription start site), e.g., within the additional 500 bp upstream and downstream of the transcription start site (i.e., extending to 1 kb upstream and downstream of the transcription start site, and (2) PAM is NNGRRT. The targeting domain to be used with S. aureus Cas9 enzymes for tier 5 gRNA molecules were selected based on (1) distance to the target site (e.g., the transcription start site), e.g., within the additional 500 bp upstream and downstream of the transcription start site (i.e., extending to 1 kb upstream and downstream of the transcription start site, and (2) PAM is NNGRRV. The gRNAs were identified and ranked into 3 tiers for N. meningitidis (Tables 7A-7C). The targeting domain to be used with N. meningitidis Cas9 enzymes for tier 1 gRNA molecules were selected based on (1) distance to a target site (e.g., the transcription start site), e.g., within 500 bp (e.g., upstream or downstream) of the target site (e.g., the transcription start site) and (2) a high level of orthogonality. The targeting domain to be used with N. meningitidis Cas9 enzymes for tier 2 gRNA molecules were selected based on (1) distance to the target site (e.g., the transcription start site), e.g., within 500 bp (e.g., upstream or downstream) of the target site (e.g., the transcription start site). The targeting domain to be used with N. meningitidis Cas9 enzymes for tier 3 gRNA molecules were selected based on distance to the target site (e.g., the transcription start site), e.g., within the additional 500 bp upstream and downstream of the transcription start site (i.e., extending to 1 kb upstream and downstream of the transcription start site. Note that tiers are non-inclusive (each gRNA is listed only once for the strategy). In certain instances, no gRNA was identified based on the criteria of the particular tier.

Any of the targeting domains in the tables described herein can be used with a Cas9 nickase molecule to generate a single strand break.

Any of the targeting domains in the tables described herein can be used with a Cas9 nuclease molecule to generate a double strand break.

In an embodiment, dual targeting (e.g., dual nicking) is used to create two nicks on opposite DNA strands by using S. pyogenes, S. aureus and N. meningitidis Cas9 nickases with two targeting domains that are complementary to opposite DNA strands, e.g., a gRNA comprising any minus strand targeting domain may be paired any gRNA comprising a plus strand targeting domain provided that the two gRNAs are oriented on the DNA such that PAMs face outward and the distance between the 5′ ends of the gRNAs is 0-50 bp.

When two gRNAs designed for use to target two Cas9 molecules, one Cas9 can be one species, the second Cas9 can be from a different species. Both Cas9 species are used to generate a single or double-strand break, as desired.

Exemplary Targeting Domains

Table 1A provides exemplary targeting domains for knocking out the CCR5 gene selected according to first tier parameters, and are selected based on the presence of a 5′ G (except for CCR5-51, -52, -60, -63, -64 and -66), close proximity to the start codon and orthogonality in the human genome. In an embodiment, the targeting domain is the exact complement of the target domain. Any of the targeting domains in the table can be used with a Cas9 molecule (e.g., a S. pyogenes Cas9 molecule) that gives double stranded cleavage. Any of the targeting domains in the table can be used with Cas9 single-stranded break nucleases (nickases) (e.g., S. pyogenes Cas9 single-stranded break nucleases). In an embodiment, dual targeting is used to create two nicks. When selecting gRNAs for use in a nickase pair, one gRNA targets a domain in the complementary strand and the second gRNA targets a domain in the non-complementary strand. In an embodiment, two 20-mer guide RNAs are used to target two S. pyogenes Cas9 nucleases or two S. pyogenes Cas9 nickases, e.g., CCR5-63 and CCR5-49, or CCR5-63 and CCR5-41 are used. In an embodiment, two 17-mer guide RNAs are used to target two Cas9 nucleases or two Cas9 nickases, e.g., CCR5-4 and CCR5-3 are used.

TABLE 1A 1st Tier SEQ gRNA DNA Target Site ID Name Strand Targeting Domain Length NO CCR5-66 − CCUGCCUCCGCUCUACUCAC 20 387 CCR5-43 − GCUGCCGCCCAGUGGGACUU 20 388 CCR5-51 − ACAAUGUGUCAACUCUUGAC 20 389 CCR5-58 − GGUGACAAGUGUGAUCACUU 20 390 CCR5-60 + CCAGGUACCUAUCGAUUGUC 20 391 CCR5-63 + CUUCACAUUGAUUUUUUGGC 20 392 CCR5-47 + GCAGCAUAGUGAGCCCAGAA 20 393 CCR5-45 + GGUACCUAUCGAUUGUCAGG 20 394 CCR5-49 + GUGAGUAGAGCGGAGGCAGG 20 395 CCR5-1 − GCCUCCGCUCUACUCAC 17 396 CCR5-3 − GCCGCCCAGUGGGACUU 17 397 CCR5-52 − AUGUGUCAACUCUUGAC 17 398 CCR5-10 − GACAAUCGAUAGGUACC 17 399 CCR5-64 + CACAUUGAUUUUUUGGC 17 400 CCR5-4 + GCAUAGUGAGCCCAGAA 17 401 CCR5-14 + GGUACCUAUCGAUUGUC 17 402

Table 1B provides exemplary targeting domains for knocking out the CCR5 gene selected according to the second tier parameters and are selected based on the presence of a 5′ G and close proximity to the start codon. In an embodiment, the targeting domain is the exact complement of the target domain. Any of the targeting domains in the table can be used with a S. pyogenes Cas9 molecule that gives double stranded cleavage. Any of the targeting domains in the table can be used with a S. pyogenes Cas9 single-stranded break nucleases (nickases). In an embodiment, dual targeting is used to create two nicks.

TABLE 1B 2nd Tier Target gRNA DNA Site SEQ Name Strand Targeting Domain Length ID NO CCR5-5 + GAAAAACAGGUCAGAGA 17 403 CCR5-13 − GACAAGUGUGAUCACUU 17 404 CCR5-85 − GACAAGUGUGAUCACUUGGG 20 405 CCR5-12 − GACGGUCACCUUUGGGG 17 406 CCR5-8 + GAGCGGAGGCAGGAGGC 17 407 CCR5-11 − GCCAGGACGGUCACCUU 17 408 CCR5-6 + GCCUUUUGCAGUUUAUC 17 409 CCR5-59 − GCUGUGUUUGCGUCUCUCCC 20 410 CCR5-9 + GCUUCACAUUGAUUUUU 17 411 CCR5-48 + GGACAGUAAGAAGGAAAAAC 20 412 CCR5-46 + GGCAGCAUAGUGAGCCCAGA 20 413 CCR5-41 − GGUGUUCAUCUUUGGUUUUG 20 414 CCR5-50 + GUAGAGCGGAGGCAGGAGGC 20 415 CCR5-7 + GUGAGUAGAGCGGAGGC 17 416 CCR5-42 − GUGUUCAUCUUUGGUUUUGU 20 417 CCR5-129 − GUGUUUGCGUCUCUCCC 17 418 CCR5-2 − GUUCAUCUUUGGUUUUG 17 419 CCR5-79 − GUUUGCUUUAAAAGCCAGGA 20 420

Table 1C provides exemplary targeting domains for knocking out the CCR5 gene selected according to the third tier parameters and are selected based on close proximity to the start codon. In an embodiment, the targeting domain is the exact complement of the target domain. Any of the targeting domains in the table can be used with a S. pyogenes Cas9 molecule that gives double stranded cleavage. Any of the targeting domains in the table can be used with a S. pyogenes Cas9 single-stranded break nucleases (nickases). In an embodiment, dual targeting is used to create two nicks.

TABLE 1C 3rd Tier Target gRNA DNA Site SEQ Name Strand Targeting Domain Length ID NO CCR5-87 + AAAACAGGUCAGAGAUGGCC 20 421 CCR5-80 − AAAGCCAGGACGGUCACCUU 20 422 CCR5-130 + AACACCAGUGAGUAGAG 17 423 CCR5-88 + AACACCAGUGAGUAGAGCGG 20 424 CCR5-81 − AAGCCAGGACGGUCACCUUU 20 425 CCR5-89 + AAGGAAAAACAGGUCAGAGA 20 426 CCR5-127 − AAGUGUGAUCACUUGGG 17 427 CCR5-86 − AAGUGUGAUCACUUGGGUGG 20 428 CCR5-90 + ACACAGCAUGGACGACAGCC 20 429 CCR5-119 − ACAGGGCUCUAUUUUAU 17 430 CCR5-131 + ACAGGUCAGAGAUGGCC 17 431 CCR5-132 + ACAUUGAUUUUUUGGCA 17 432 CCR5-133 + ACCAGUGAGUAGAGCGG 17 433 CCR5-134 + ACCUAUCGAUUGUCAGG 17 434 CCR5-115 − ACUAUGCUGCCGCCCAG 17 435 CCR5-135 + ACUUGUCACCACCCCAA 17 436 CCR5-136 + AGAAGGGGACAGUAAGA 17 437 CCR5-137 + AGAGCGGAGGCAGGAGG 17 438 CCR5-138 + AGAUGGCCAGGUUGAGC 17 439 CCR5-139 + AGCAUAGUGAGCCCAGA 17 440 CCR5-82 − AGCCAGGACGGUCACCUUUG 20 441 CCR5-65 + AGUAGAGCGGAGGCAGG 17 442 CCR5-91 + AGUAGAGCGGAGGCAGGAGG 20 443 CCR5-92 + AUGAACACCAGUGAGUAGAG 20 444 CCR5-141 + AUUUCCAAAGUCCCACU 17 445 CCR5-93 + AUUUCCAAAGUCCCACUGGG 20 446 CCR5-76 − CAAUGUGUCAACUCUUGACA 20 447 CCR5-94 + CACACUUGUCACCACCCCAA 20 448 CCR5-95 + CACCCCAAAGGUGACCGUCC 20 449 CCR5-96 + CAGAGAUGGCCAGGUUGAGC 20 450 CCR5-97 + CAGCAUAGUGAGCCCAGAAG 20 451 CCR5-143 + CAGCAUGGACGACAGCC 17 452 CCR5-125 − CAGGACGGUCACCUUUG 17 453 CCR5-83 − CAGGACGGUCACCUUUGGGG 20 454 CCR5-144 + CAGUAAGAAGGAAAAAC 17 455 CCR5-145 + CAUAGUGAGCCCAGAAG 17 456 CCR5-107 − CAUCAAUUAUUAUACAU 17 457 CCR5-112 − CAUCUACCUGCUCAACC 17 458 CCR5-124 − CCAGGACGGUCACCUUU 17 459 CCR5-98 + CCAGUGAGUAGAGCGGAGGC 20 460 CCR5-146 + CCCAAAGGUGACCGUCC 17 461 CCR5-99 + CCCAGAAGGGGACAGUAAGA 20 462 CCR5-57 − CCUGACAAUCGAUAGGUACC 20 463 CCR5-73 − CCUUCUUACUGUCCCCUUCU 20 464 CCR5-116 − CUAUGCUGCCGCCCAGU 17 465 CCR5-74 − CUCACUAUGCUGCCGCCCAG 20 466 CCR5-78 − CUGUGUUUGCUUUAAAAGCC 20 467 CCR5-100 + CUUUUAAAGCAAACACAGCA 20 468 CCR5-101 + UAAUAAUUGAUGUCAUAGAU 20 469 CCR5-147 + UAAUUGAUGUCAUAGAU 17 470 CCR5-68 − UACUCACUGGUGUUCAUCUU 20 471 CCR5-148 + UAUUUCCAAAGUCCCAC 17 472 CCR5-77 − UAUUUUAUAGGCUUCUUCUC 20 473 CCR5-75 − UCACUAUGCUGCCGCCCAGU 20 474 CCR5-108 − UCACUGGUGUUCAUCUU 17 475 CCR5-62 + UCAGCCUUUUGCAGUUUAUC 20 476 CCR5-55 − UCAUCCUCCUGACAAUCGAU 20 477 CCR5-70 − UCAUCCUGAUAAACUGCAAA 20 478 CCR5-149 + UCCAAAGUCCCACUGGG 17 479 CCR5-121 − UCCUCCUGACAAUCGAU 17 480 CCR5-111 − UCCUGAUAAACUGCAAA 17 481 CCR5-72 − UCCUUCUUACUGUCCCCUUC 20 482 CCR5-114 − UCUUACUGUCCCCUUCU 17 483 CCR5-126 − UGACAAGUGUGAUCACU 17 484 CCR5-67 − UGACAUCAAUUAUUAUACAU 20 485 CCR5-71 − UGACAUCUACCUGCUCAACC 20 486 CCR5-150 + UGCAGUUUAUCAGGAUG 17 487 CCR5-123 − UGCUUUAAAAGCCAGGA 17 488 CCR5-84 − UGGUGACAAGUGUGAUCACU 20 489 CCR5-69 − UGGUUUUGUGGGCAACAUGC 20 490 CCR5-102 + UGUAUUUCCAAAGUCCCACU 20 491 CCR5-128 − UGUGAUCACUUGGGUGG 17 492 CCR5-118 − UGUGUCAACUCUUGACA 17 493 CCR5-122 − UGUUUGCUUUAAAAGCC 17 494 CCR5-151 + UUAAAGCAAACACAGCA 17 495 CCR5-103 + UUCACAUUGAUUUUUUGGCA 20 496 CCR5-109 − UUCAUCUUUGGUUUUGU 17 497 CCR5-113 − UUCUUACUGUCCCCUUC 17 498 CCR5-53 − UUGACAGGGCUCUAUUUUAU 20 499 CCR5-104 + UUGUAUUUCCAAAGUCCCAC 20 500 CCR5-120 − UUUAUAGGCUUCUUCUC 17 501 CCR5-105 + UUUGCUUCACAUUGAUUUUU 20 502 CCR5-106 + UUUUGCAGUUUAUCAGGAUG 20 503 CCR5-110 − UUUUGUGGGCAACAUGC 17 504

Table 1D provides exemplary targeting domains for knocking out the CCR5 gene selected according to the fourth tier parameters and are selected on location in coding sequence of gene. In an embodiment, the targeting domain is the exact complement of the target domain. Any of the targeting domains in the table can be used with a S. pyogenes Cas9 molecule that gives double stranded cleavage. Any of the targeting domains in the table can be used with a S. pyogenes Cas9 single-stranded break nucleases (nickases). In an embodiment, dual targeting is used to create two nicks.

TABLE 1D 4th Tier Target gRNA DNA Site SEQ Name Strand Targeting Domain Length ID NO CCR5-152 − CAUACAGUCAGUAUCAAUUC 20 505 CCR5-153 − GACAUUAAAGAUAGUCAUCU 20 506 CCR5-154 − ACAUUAAAGAUAGUCAUCUU 20 507 CCR5-155 − CAUUAAAGAUAGUCAUCUUG 20 508 CCR5-156 − AAAGAUAGUCAUCUUGGGGC 20 509 CCR5-157 − GGUCCUGCCGCUGCUUGUCA 20 510 CCR5-158 − UGUCAUGGUCAUCUGCUACU 20 511 CCR5-159 − GUCAUGGUCAUCUGCUACUC 20 512 CCR5-160 − GAAUCCUAAAAACUCUGCUU 20 513 CCR5-161 − GGUGUCGAAAUGAGAAGAAG 20 514 CCR5-162 − GAAAUGAGAAGAAGAGGCAC 20 515 CCR5-163 − AAAUGAGAAGAAGAGGCACA 20 516 CCR5-164 − AGAAGAGGCACAGGGCUGUG 20 517 CCR5-165 − UGAUUGUUUAUUUUCUCUUC 20 518 CCR5-166 − GAUUGUUUAUUUUCUCUUCU 20 519 CCR5-167 − CCUUCUCCUGAACACCUUCC 20 520 CCR5-168 − AACACCUUCCAGGAAUUCUU 20 521 CCR5-169 − AUAAUUGCAGUAGCUCUAAC 20 522 CCR5-170 − UUGCAGUAGCUCUAACAGGU 20 523 CCR5-171 − CAGGUUGGACCAAGCUAUGC 20 524 CCR5-172 − AUGCAGGUGACAGAGACUCU 20 525 CCR5-173 − UGCAGGUGACAGAGACUCUU 20 526 CCR5-174 − CCCAUCAUCUAUGCCUUUGU 20 527 CCR5-175 − CCAUCAUCUAUGCCUUUGUC 20 528 CCR5-176 − CAUCAUCUAUGCCUUUGUCG 20 529 CCR5-177 − CUGUUCUAUUUUCCAGCAAG 20 530 CCR5-178 − UCAGUUUACACCCGAUCCAC 20 531 CCR5-179 − CAGUUUACACCCGAUCCACU 20 532 CCR5-180 − AGUUUACACCCGAUCCACUG 20 533 CCR5-181 − CACCCGAUCCACUGGGGAGC 20 534 CCR5-182 − UGGGGAGCAGGAAAUAUCUG 20 535 CCR5-183 − GGGGAGCAGGAAAUAUCUGU 20 536 CCR5-184 − AUAUCUGUGGGCUUGUGACA 20 537 CCR5-185 − GCUUGUGACACGGACUCAAG 20 538 CCR5-186 − CUUGUGACACGGACUCAAGU 20 539 CCR5-187 − UGACACGGACUCAAGUGGGC 20 540 CCR5-188 − CCCAGUCAGAGUUGUGCACA 20 541 CCR5-189 − CUUAGUUUUCAUACACAGCC 20 542 CCR5-190 − UUAGUUUUCAUACACAGCCU 20 543 CCR5-191 − UUUUCAUACACAGCCUGGGC 20 544 CCR5-192 − UUUCAUACACAGCCUGGGCU 20 545 CCR5-193 − UUCAUACACAGCCUGGGCUG 20 546 CCR5-194 − UCAUACACAGCCUGGGCUGG 20 547 CCR5-195 − UACACAGCCUGGGCUGGGGG 20 548 CCR5-196 − ACACAGCCUGGGCUGGGGGU 20 549 CCR5-197 − CACAGCCUGGGCUGGGGGUG 20 550 CCR5-198 − AGCCUGGGCUGGGGGUGGGG 20 551 CCR5-199 − GCCUGGGCUGGGGGUGGGGU 20 552 CCR5-200 − GGCUGGGGGUGGGGUGGGAG 20 553 CCR5-201 − UGGGAGAGGUCUUUUUUAAA 20 554 CCR5-202 − AAAGGAAGUUACUGUUAUAG 20 555 CCR5-203 − AAGGAAGUUACUGUUAUAGA 20 556 CCR5-204 − CUAAGAUUCAUCCAUUUAUU 20 557 CCR5-205 − ACAACUUUUUACCUAGUACA 20 558 CCR5-206 − CCUAGUACAAGGCAACAUAU 20 559 CCR5-207 − GUUGUAAAUGUGUUUAAAAC 20 560 CCR5-208 − AACAGGUCUUUGUCUUGCUA 20 561 CCR5-209 − ACAGGUCUUUGUCUUGCUAU 20 562 CCR5-210 − CAGGUCUUUGUCUUGCUAUG 20 563 CCR5-211 − CAUGUGUGAUUUCCCCUCCA 20 564 CCR5-212 − GUGAUUUCCCCUCCAAGGUA 20 565 CCR5-213 − AGUUUCACUGACUUAGAACC 20 566 CCR5-214 − AGAACCAGGCGAGAGACUUG 20 567 CCR5-215 − CAGGCGAGAGACUUGUGGCC 20 568 CCR5-216 − AGGCGAGAGACUUGUGGCCU 20 569 CCR5-217 − GACUUGUGGCCUGGGAGAGC 20 570 CCR5-218 − ACUUGUGGCCUGGGAGAGCU 20 571 CCR5-219 − CUUGUGGCCUGGGAGAGCUG 20 572 CCR5-220 − GGGAAGCUUCUUAAAUGAGA 20 573 CCR5-221 − AAAUGAGAAGGAAUUUGAGU 20 574 CCR5-222 − UGAGUUGGAUCAUCUAUUGC 20 575 CCR5-223 − GCCUCACUGCAAGCACUGCA 20 576 CCR5-224 − CCUCACUGCAAGCACUGCAU 20 577 CCR5-225 − AAGCACUGCAUGGGCAAGCU 20 578 CCR5-226 − UGGGCAAGCUUGGCUGUAGA 20 579 CCR5-227 − GCUGUAGAAGGAGACAGAGC 20 580 CCR5-228 − UAGAAGGAGACAGAGCUGGU 20 581 CCR5-229 − AGAAGGAGACAGAGCUGGUU 20 582 CCR5-230 − CAGAGCUGGUUGGGAAGACA 20 583 CCR5-231 − AGAGCUGGUUGGGAAGACAU 20 584 CCR5-232 − GAGCUGGUUGGGAAGACAUG 20 585 CCR5-233 − CUGGUUGGGAAGACAUGGGG 20 586 CCR5-234 − UUGGGAAGACAUGGGGAGGA 20 587 CCR5-235 − AGACAUGGGGAGGAAGGACA 20 588 CCR5-236 − UAGAUCAUGAAGAACCUUGA 20 589 CCR5-237 − GUCUAAGUCAUGAGCUGAGC 20 590 CCR5-238 − UCUAAGUCAUGAGCUGAGCA 20 591 CCR5-239 − UGAGCUGAGCAGGGAGAUCC 20 592 CCR5-240 − CUGAGCAGGGAGAUCCUGGU 20 593 CCR5-241 − AUCCUGGUUGGUGUUGCAGA 20 594 CCR5-242 − GUUGCAGAAGGUUUACUCUG 20 595 CCR5-243 − AAGGUUUACUCUGUGGCCAA 20 596 CCR5-244 − GUUUACUCUGUGGCCAAAGG 20 597 CCR5-245 − UUUACUCUGUGGCCAAAGGA 20 598 CCR5-246 − UCUGUGGCCAAAGGAGGGUC 20 599 CCR5-247 − UGGCCAAAGGAGGGUCAGGA 20 600 CCR5-248 − GUCAGGAAGGAUGAGCAUUU 20 601 CCR5-249 − UCAGGAAGGAUGAGCAUUUA 20 602 CCR5-250 − AAGGAUGAGCAUUUAGGGCA 20 603 CCR5-251 − GGAGACCACCAACAGCCCUC 20 604 CCR5-252 − CCACCAACAGCCCUCAGGUC 20 605 CCR5-253 − CACCAACAGCCCUCAGGUCA 20 606 CCR5-254 − ACAGCCCUCAGGUCAGGGUG 20 607 CCR5-255 − CCCUCAGGUCAGGGUGAGGA 20 608 CCR5-256 − GAUGGCCUCUGCUAAGCUCA 20 609 CCR5-257 − UCUGCUAAGCUCAAGGCGUG 20 610 CCR5-258 − CUAAGCUCAAGGCGUGAGGA 20 611 CCR5-259 − UAAGCUCAAGGCGUGAGGAU 20 612 CCR5-260 − CUCAAGGCGUGAGGAUGGGA 20 613 CCR5-261 − AAGGCGUGAGGAUGGGAAGG 20 614 CCR5-262 − AGGCGUGAGGAUGGGAAGGA 20 615 CCR5-263 − CGUGAGGAUGGGAAGGAGGG 20 616 CCR5-264 − GAAGGAGGGAGGUAUUCGUA 20 617 CCR5-265 − GAGGGAGGUAUUCGUAAGGA 20 618 CCR5-266 − AGGGAGGUAUUCGUAAGGAU 20 619 CCR5-267 − AGGUAUUCGUAAGGAUGGGA 20 620 CCR5-268 − UAUUCGUAAGGAUGGGAAGG 20 621 CCR5-269 − AUUCGUAAGGAUGGGAAGGA 20 622 CCR5-270 − CGUAAGGAUGGGAAGGAGGG 20 623 CCR5-271 − AGGUAUUCGUGCAGCAUAUG 20 624 CCR5-272 − GGAUGCAGAGUCAGCAGAAC 20 625 CCR5-273 − GAUGCAGAGUCAGCAGAACU 20 626 CCR5-274 − AUGCAGAGUCAGCAGAACUG 20 627 CCR5-275 − CAGAGUCAGCAGAACUGGGG 20 628 CCR5-276 − CAGCAGAACUGGGGUGGAUU 20 629 CCR5-277 − AGCAGAACUGGGGUGGAUUU 20 630 CCR5-278 − GAACUGGGGUGGAUUUGGGU 20 631 CCR5-279 − GUGGAUUUGGGUUGGAAGUG 20 632 CCR5-280 − UGGAUUUGGGUUGGAAGUGA 20 633 CCR5-281 − GUUGGAAGUGAGGGUCAGAG 20 634 CCR5-282 − UCCCUAGUCUUCAAGCAGAU 20 635 CCR5-283 − GAAAAGACAUCAAGCACAGA 20 636 CCR5-284 − AAGACAUCAAGCACAGAAGG 20 637 CCR5-285 − ACAUCAAGCACAGAAGGAGG 20 638 CCR5-286 − UCAAGCACAGAAGGAGGAGG 20 639 CCR5-287 − AGCACAGAAGGAGGAGGAGG 20 640 CCR5-288 − GAAGGAGGAGGAGGAGGUUU 20 641 CCR5-289 − GGUUUAGGUCAAGAAGAAGA 20 642 CCR5-290 − AGGUCAAGAAGAAGAUGGAU 20 643 CCR5-291 − AGAAGAUGGAUUGGUGUAAA 20 644 CCR5-292 − GAUGGAUUGGUGUAAAAGGA 20 645 CCR5-293 − AUGGAUUGGUGUAAAAGGAU 20 646 CCR5-294 − UUGGUGUAAAAGGAUGGGUC 20 647 CCR5-295 − CACAGUCUCACCCAGACUCC 20 648 CCR5-296 − CCAUCCCAGCUGAAAUACUG 20 649 CCR5-297 − CAUCCCAGCUGAAAUACUGA 20 650 CCR5-298 − AUCCCAGCUGAAAUACUGAG 20 651 CCR5-299 − UGAAAUACUGAGGGGUCUCC 20 652 CCR5-300 − AAUACUGAGGGGUCUCCAGG 20 653 CCR5-301 − ACUAGAUUUAUGAAUACACG 20 654 CCR5-302 − UUAUGAAUACACGAGGUAUG 20 655 CCR5-303 − AUACACGAGGUAUGAGGUCU 20 656 CCR5-304 − UCAGCUCACACAUGAGAUCU 20 657 CCR5-305 − UCACACAUGAGAUCUAGGUG 20 658 CCR5-306 − AUUACCUAGUAGUCAUUUCA 20 659 CCR5-307 − UUACCUAGUAGUCAUUUCAU 20 660 CCR5-308 − GUAGUCAUUUCAUGGGUUGU 20 661 CCR5-309 − UAGUCAUUUCAUGGGUUGUU 20 662 CCR5-310 − UCAUUUCAUGGGUUGUUGGG 20 663 CCR5-311 − GUUGUUGGGAGGAUUCUAUG 20 664 CCR5-312 − GGAUUCUAUGAGGCAACCAC 20 665 CCR5-313 − AAACUCUUAGUUACUCAUUC 20 666 CCR5-314 − AACUCUUAGUUACUCAUUCA 20 667 CCR5-315 − CUGAGCAAAGCAUUGAGCAA 20 668 CCR5-316 − UGAGCAAAGCAUUGAGCAAA 20 669 CCR5-317 − GAGCAAAGCAUUGAGCAAAG 20 670 CCR5-318 − UGAGCAAAGGGGUCCCAUAG 20 671 CCR5-319 − AAAGGGGUCCCAUAGAGGUG 20 672 CCR5-320 − AAGGGGUCCCAUAGAGGUGA 20 673 CCR5-321 − UGCCCAGUGCACACAAGUGU 20 674 CCR5-322 − UUCUGCAUUUAACCGUCAAU 20 675 CCR5-323 − AUUUAACCGUCAAUAGGCAA 20 676 CCR5-324 − UUUAACCGUCAAUAGGCAAA 20 677 CCR5-325 − UUAACCGUCAAUAGGCAAAG 20 678 CCR5-326 − UAACCGUCAAUAGGCAAAGG 20 679 CCR5-327 − AACCGUCAAUAGGCAAAGGG 20 680 CCR5-328 − GUCAAUAGGCAAAGGGGGGA 20 681 CCR5-329 − UCAAUAGGCAAAGGGGGGAA 20 682 CCR5-330 − GGGGAAGGGACAUAUUCAUU 20 683 CCR5-331 − CCUCCGUAUUUCAGACUGAA 20 684 CCR5-332 − CUCCGUAUUUCAGACUGAAU 20 685 CCR5-333 − UCCGUAUUUCAGACUGAAUG 20 686 CCR5-334 − CCGUAUUUCAGACUGAAUGG 20 687 CCR5-335 − UAUUUCAGACUGAAUGGGGG 20 688 CCR5-336 − AUUUCAGACUGAAUGGGGGU 20 689 CCR5-337 − UUUCAGACUGAAUGGGGGUG 20 690 CCR5-338 − UUCAGACUGAAUGGGGGUGG 20 691 CCR5-339 − UCAGACUGAAUGGGGGUGGG 20 692 CCR5-340 − CAGACUGAAUGGGGGUGGGG 20 693 CCR5-341 − AGACUGAAUGGGGGUGGGGG 20 694 CCR5-342 − GGGGGUGGGGGGGGCGCCUU 20 695 CCR5-343 − UGAAUAUACCCCUUAGUGUU 20 696 CCR5-344 − GAAUAUACCCCUUAGUGUUU 20 697 CCR5-345 − UUUGGGUAUAUUCAUUUCAA 20 698 CCR5-346 − UUGGGUAUAUUCAUUUCAAA 20 699 CCR5-347 − CAUUUCAAAGGGAGAGAGAG 20 700 CCR5-348 − ACUUGAGACUGUUUUGAAUU 20 701 CCR5-349 − CUUGAGACUGUUUUGAAUUU 20 702 CCR5-350 − UUGAGACUGUUUUGAAUUUG 20 703 CCR5-351 − UGAGACUGUUUUGAAUUUGG 20 704 CCR5-352 − ACUGUUUUGAAUUUGGGGGA 20 705 CCR5-353 − GGCUAAAACCAUCAUAGUAC 20 706 CCR5-354 − AAACCAUCAUAGUACAGGUA 20 707 CCR5-355 − AUCAUAGUACAGGUAAGGUG 20 708 CCR5-356 − UCAUAGUACAGGUAAGGUGA 20 709 CCR5-357 − UAAGGUGAGGGAAUAGUAAG 20 710 CCR5-358 − GUAAGUGGUGAGAACUACUC 20 711 CCR5-359 − UAAGUGGUGAGAACUACUCA 20 712 CCR5-360 − GAGAACUACUCAGGGAAUGA 20 713 CCR5-361 − GAAGGUGUCAGAAUAAUAAG 20 714 CCR5-362 − UCUCAGCCUCUGAAUAUGAA 20 715 CCR5-363 − AAUAUGAACGGUGAGCAUUG 20 716 CCR5-364 − UGAGCAUUGUGGCUGUCAGC 20 717 CCR5-365 − CUGUCAGCAGGAAGCAACGA 20 718 CCR5-366 − UGUCAGCAGGAAGCAACGAA 20 719 CCR5-367 − UUCCUUUUGCUCUUAAGUUG 20 720 CCR5-368 − GGAGAGUGCAACAGUAGCAU 20 721 CCR5-369 − UAGCAUAGGACCCUACCCUC 20 722 CCR5-370 − AGCAUAGGACCCUACCCUCU 20 723 CCR5-371 − ACAGUCAGUAUCAAUUC 17 724 CCR5-372 − AUUAAAGAUAGUCAUCU 17 725 CCR5-373 − UUAAAGAUAGUCAUCUU 17 726 CCR5-374 − UAAAGAUAGUCAUCUUG 17 727 CCR5-375 − GAUAGUCAUCUUGGGGC 17 728 CCR5-376 − CCUGCCGCUGCUUGUCA 17 729 CCR5-377 − CAUGGUCAUCUGCUACU 17 730 CCR5-378 − AUGGUCAUCUGCUACUC 17 731 CCR5-379 − UCCUAAAAACUCUGCUU 17 732 CCR5-380 − GUCGAAAUGAGAAGAAG 17 733 CCR5-381 − AUGAGAAGAAGAGGCAC 17 734 CCR5-382 − UGAGAAGAAGAGGCACA 17 735 CCR5-383 − AGAGGCACAGGGCUGUG 17 736 CCR5-384 − UUGUUUAUUUUCUCUUC 17 737 CCR5-385 − UGUUUAUUUUCUCUUCU 17 738 CCR5-386 − UCUCCUGAACACCUUCC 17 739 CCR5-387 − ACCUUCCAGGAAUUCUU 17 740 CCR5-388 − AUUGCAGUAGCUCUAAC 17 741 CCR5-389 − CAGUAGCUCUAACAGGU 17 742 CCR5-390 − GUUGGACCAAGCUAUGC 17 743 CCR5-391 − CAGGUGACAGAGACUCU 17 744 CCR5-392 − AGGUGACAGAGACUCUU 17 745 CCR5-393 − AUCAUCUAUGCCUUUGU 17 746 CCR5-394 − UCAUCUAUGCCUUUGUC 17 747 CCR5-395 − CAUCUAUGCCUUUGUCG 17 748 CCR5-396 − UUCUAUUUUCCAGCAAG 17 749 CCR5-397 − GUUUACACCCGAUCCAC 17 750 CCR5-398 − UUUACACCCGAUCCACU 17 751 CCR5-399 − UUACACCCGAUCCACUG 17 752 CCR5-400 − CCGAUCCACUGGGGAGC 17 753 CCR5-401 − GGAGCAGGAAAUAUCUG 17 754 CCR5-402 − GAGCAGGAAAUAUCUGU 17 755 CCR5-403 − UCUGUGGGCUUGUGACA 17 756 CCR5-404 − UGUGACACGGACUCAAG 17 757 CCR5-405 − GUGACACGGACUCAAGU 17 758 CCR5-406 − CACGGACUCAAGUGGGC 17 759 CCR5-407 − AGUCAGAGUUGUGCACA 17 760 CCR5-408 − AGUUUUCAUACACAGCC 17 761 CCR5-409 − GUUUUCAUACACAGCCU 17 762 CCR5-410 − UCAUACACAGCCUGGGC 17 763 CCR5-411 − CAUACACAGCCUGGGCU 17 764 CCR5-412 − AUACACAGCCUGGGCUG 17 765 CCR5-413 − UACACAGCCUGGGCUGG 17 766 CCR5-414 − ACAGCCUGGGCUGGGGG 17 767 CCR5-415 − CAGCCUGGGCUGGGGGU 17 768 CCR5-416 − AGCCUGGGCUGGGGGUG 17 769 CCR5-417 − CUGGGCUGGGGGUGGGG 17 770 CCR5-418 − UGGGCUGGGGGUGGGGU 17 771 CCR5-419 − UGGGGGUGGGGUGGGAG 17 772 CCR5-420 − GAGAGGUCUUUUUUAAA 17 773 CCR5-421 − GGAAGUUACUGUUAUAG 17 774 CCR5-422 − GAAGUUACUGUUAUAGA 17 775 CCR5-423 − AGAUUCAUCCAUUUAUU 17 776 CCR5-424 − ACUUUUUACCUAGUACA 17 777 CCR5-425 − AGUACAAGGCAACAUAU 17 778 CCR5-426 − GUAAAUGUGUUUAAAAC 17 779 CCR5-427 − AGGUCUUUGUCUUGCUA 17 780 CCR5-428 − GGUCUUUGUCUUGCUAU 17 781 CCR5-429 − GUCUUUGUCUUGCUAUG 17 782 CCR5-430 − GUGUGAUUUCCCCUCCA 17 783 CCR5-431 − AUUUCCCCUCCAAGGUA 17 784 CCR5-432 − UUCACUGACUUAGAACC 17 785 CCR5-433 − ACCAGGCGAGAGACUUG 17 786 CCR5-434 − GCGAGAGACUUGUGGCC 17 787 CCR5-435 − CGAGAGACUUGUGGCCU 17 788 CCR5-436 − UUGUGGCCUGGGAGAGC 17 789 CCR5-437 − UGUGGCCUGGGAGAGCU 17 790 CCR5-438 − GUGGCCUGGGAGAGCUG 17 791 CCR5-439 − AAGCUUCUUAAAUGAGA 17 792 CCR5-440 − UGAGAAGGAAUUUGAGU 17 793 CCR5-441 − GUUGGAUCAUCUAUUGC 17 794 CCR5-442 − UCACUGCAAGCACUGCA 17 795 CCR5-443 − CACUGCAAGCACUGCAU 17 796 CCR5-444 − CACUGCAUGGGCAAGCU 17 797 CCR5-445 − GCAAGCUUGGCUGUAGA 17 798 CCR5-446 − GUAGAAGGAGACAGAGC 17 799 CCR5-447 − AAGGAGACAGAGCUGGU 17 800 CCR5-448 − AGGAGACAGAGCUGGUU 17 801 CCR5-449 − AGCUGGUUGGGAAGACA 17 802 CCR5-450 − GCUGGUUGGGAAGACAU 17 803 CCR5-451 − CUGGUUGGGAAGACAUG 17 804 CCR5-452 − GUUGGGAAGACAUGGGG 17 805 CCR5-453 − GGAAGACAUGGGGAGGA 17 806 CCR5-454 − CAUGGGGAGGAAGGACA 17 807 CCR5-455 − AUCAUGAAGAACCUUGA 17 808 CCR5-456 − UAAGUCAUGAGCUGAGC 17 809 CCR5-457 − AAGUCAUGAGCUGAGCA 17 810 CCR5-458 − GCUGAGCAGGGAGAUCC 17 811 CCR5-459 − AGCAGGGAGAUCCUGGU 17 812 CCR5-460 − CUGGUUGGUGUUGCAGA 17 813 CCR5-461 − GCAGAAGGUUUACUCUG 17 814 CCR5-462 − GUUUACUCUGUGGCCAA 17 815 CCR5-463 − UACUCUGUGGCCAAAGG 17 816 CCR5-464 − ACUCUGUGGCCAAAGGA 17 817 CCR5-465 − GUGGCCAAAGGAGGGUC 17 818 CCR5-466 − CCAAAGGAGGGUCAGGA 17 819 CCR5-467 − AGGAAGGAUGAGCAUUU 17 820 CCR5-468 − GGAAGGAUGAGCAUUUA 17 821 CCR5-469 − GAUGAGCAUUUAGGGCA 17 822 CCR5-470 − GACCACCAACAGCCCUC 17 823 CCR5-471 − CCAACAGCCCUCAGGUC 17 824 CCR5-472 − CAACAGCCCUCAGGUCA 17 825 CCR5-473 − GCCCUCAGGUCAGGGUG 17 826 CCR5-474 − UCAGGUCAGGGUGAGGA 17 827 CCR5-475 − GGCCUCUGCUAAGCUCA 17 828 CCR5-476 − GCUAAGCUCAAGGCGUG 17 829 CCR5-477 − AGCUCAAGGCGUGAGGA 17 830 CCR5-478 − GCUCAAGGCGUGAGGAU 17 831 CCR5-479 − AAGGCGUGAGGAUGGGA 17 832 CCR5-480 − GCGUGAGGAUGGGAAGG 17 833 CCR5-481 − CGUGAGGAUGGGAAGGA 17 834 CCR5-482 − GAGGAUGGGAAGGAGGG 17 835 CCR5-483 − GGAGGGAGGUAUUCGUA 17 836 CCR5-484 − GGAGGUAUUCGUAAGGA 17 837 CCR5-485 − GAGGUAUUCGUAAGGAU 17 838 CCR5-486 − UAUUCGUAAGGAUGGGA 17 839 CCR5-487 − UCGUAAGGAUGGGAAGG 17 840 CCR5-488 − CGUAAGGAUGGGAAGGA 17 841 CCR5-489 − AAGGAUGGGAAGGAGGG 17 842 CCR5-490 − UAUUCGUGCAGCAUAUG 17 843 CCR5-491 − UGCAGAGUCAGCAGAAC 17 844 CCR5-492 − GCAGAGUCAGCAGAACU 17 845 CCR5-493 − CAGAGUCAGCAGAACUG 17 846 CCR5-494 − AGUCAGCAGAACUGGGG 17 847 CCR5-495 − CAGAACUGGGGUGGAUU 17 848 CCR5-496 − AGAACUGGGGUGGAUUU 17 849 CCR5-497 − CUGGGGUGGAUUUGGGU 17 850 CCR5-498 − GAUUUGGGUUGGAAGUG 17 851 CCR5-499 − AUUUGGGUUGGAAGUGA 17 852 CCR5-500 − GGAAGUGAGGGUCAGAG 17 853 CCR5-501 − CUAGUCUUCAAGCAGAU 17 854 CCR5-502 − AAGACAUCAAGCACAGA 17 855 CCR5-503 − ACAUCAAGCACAGAAGG 17 856 CCR5-504 − UCAAGCACAGAAGGAGG 17 857 CCR5-505 − AGCACAGAAGGAGGAGG 17 858 CCR5-506 − ACAGAAGGAGGAGGAGG 17 859 CCR5-507 − GGAGGAGGAGGAGGUUU 17 860 CCR5-508 − UUAGGUCAAGAAGAAGA 17 861 CCR5-509 − UCAAGAAGAAGAUGGAU 17 862 CCR5-510 − AGAUGGAUUGGUGUAAA 17 863 CCR5-511 − GGAUUGGUGUAAAAGGA 17 864 CCR5-512 − GAUUGGUGUAAAAGGAU 17 865 CCR5-513 − GUGUAAAAGGAUGGGUC 17 866 CCR5-514 − AGUCUCACCCAGACUCC 17 867 CCR5-515 − UCCCAGCUGAAAUACUG 17 868 CCR5-516 − CCCAGCUGAAAUACUGA 17 869 CCR5-517 − CCAGCUGAAAUACUGAG 17 870 CCR5-518 − AAUACUGAGGGGUCUCC 17 871 CCR5-519 − ACUGAGGGGUCUCCAGG 17 872 CCR5-520 − AGAUUUAUGAAUACACG 17 873 CCR5-521 − UGAAUACACGAGGUAUG 17 874 CCR5-522 − CACGAGGUAUGAGGUCU 17 875 CCR5-523 − GCUCACACAUGAGAUCU 17 876 CCR5-524 − CACAUGAGAUCUAGGUG 17 877 CCR5-525 − ACCUAGUAGUCAUUUCA 17 878 CCR5-526 − CCUAGUAGUCAUUUCAU 17 879 CCR5-527 − GUCAUUUCAUGGGUUGU 17 880 CCR5-528 − UCAUUUCAUGGGUUGUU 17 881 CCR5-529 − UUUCAUGGGUUGUUGGG 17 882 CCR5-530 − GUUGGGAGGAUUCUAUG 17 883 CCR5-531 − UUCUAUGAGGCAACCAC 17 884 CCR5-532 − CUCUUAGUUACUCAUUC 17 885 CCR5-533 − UCUUAGUUACUCAUUCA 17 886 CCR5-534 − AGCAAAGCAUUGAGCAA 17 887 CCR5-535 − GCAAAGCAUUGAGCAAA 17 888 CCR5-536 − CAAAGCAUUGAGCAAAG 17 889 CCR5-537 − GCAAAGGGGUCCCAUAG 17 890 CCR5-538 − GGGGUCCCAUAGAGGUG 17 891 CCR5-539 − GGGUCCCAUAGAGGUGA 17 892 CCR5-540 − CCAGUGCACACAAGUGU 17 893 CCR5-541 − UGCAUUUAACCGUCAAU 17 894 CCR5-542 − UAACCGUCAAUAGGCAA 17 895 CCR5-543 − AACCGUCAAUAGGCAAA 17 896 CCR5-544 − ACCGUCAAUAGGCAAAG 17 897 CCR5-545 − CCGUCAAUAGGCAAAGG 17 898 CCR5-546 − CGUCAAUAGGCAAAGGG 17 899 CCR5-547 − AAUAGGCAAAGGGGGGA 17 900 CCR5-548 − AUAGGCAAAGGGGGGAA 17 901 CCR5-549 − GAAGGGACAUAUUCAUU 17 902 CCR5-550 − CCGUAUUUCAGACUGAA 17 903 CCR5-551 − CGUAUUUCAGACUGAAU 17 904 CCR5-552 − GUAUUUCAGACUGAAUG 17 905 CCR5-553 − UAUUUCAGACUGAAUGG 17 906 CCR5-554 − UUCAGACUGAAUGGGGG 17 907 CCR5-555 − UCAGACUGAAUGGGGGU 17 908 CCR5-556 − CAGACUGAAUGGGGGUG 17 909 CCR5-557 − AGACUGAAUGGGGGUGG 17 910 CCR5-558 − GACUGAAUGGGGGUGGG 17 911 CCR5-559 − ACUGAAUGGGGGUGGGG 17 912 CCR5-560 − CUGAAUGGGGGUGGGGG 17 913 CCR5-561 − GGUGGGGGGGGCGCCUU 17 914 CCR5-562 − AUAUACCCCUUAGUGUU 17 915 CCR5-563 − UAUACCCCUUAGUGUUU 17 916 CCR5-564 − GGGUAUAUUCAUUUCAA 17 917 CCR5-565 − GGUAUAUUCAUUUCAAA 17 918 CCR5-566 − UUCAAAGGGAGAGAGAG 17 919 CCR5-567 − UGAGACUGUUUUGAAUU 17 920 CCR5-568 − GAGACUGUUUUGAAUUU 17 921 CCR5-569 − AGACUGUUUUGAAUUUG 17 922 CCR5-570 − GACUGUUUUGAAUUUGG 17 923 CCR5-571 − GUUUUGAAUUUGGGGGA 17 924 CCR5-572 − UAAAACCAUCAUAGUAC 17 925 CCR5-573 − CCAUCAUAGUACAGGUA 17 926 CCR5-574 − AUAGUACAGGUAAGGUG 17 927 CCR5-575 − UAGUACAGGUAAGGUGA 17 928 CCR5-576 − GGUGAGGGAAUAGUAAG 17 929 CCR5-577 − AGUGGUGAGAACUACUC 17 930 CCR5-578 − GUGGUGAGAACUACUCA 17 931 CCR5-579 − AACUACUCAGGGAAUGA 17 932 CCR5-580 − GGUGUCAGAAUAAUAAG 17 933 CCR5-581 − CAGCCUCUGAAUAUGAA 17 934 CCR5-582 − AUGAACGGUGAGCAUUG 17 935 CCR5-583 − GCAUUGUGGCUGUCAGC 17 936 CCR5-584 − UCAGCAGGAAGCAACGA 17 937 CCR5-585 − CAGCAGGAAGCAACGAA 17 938 CCR5-586 − CUUUUGCUCUUAAGUUG 17 939 CCR5-587 − GAGUGCAACAGUAGCAU 17 940 CCR5-588 − CAUAGGACCCUACCCUC 17 941 CCR5-589 − AUAGGACCCUACCCUCU 17 942 CCR5-590 + AUGUCAGAAUGUCUUUGACU 20 943 CCR5-591 + AUGUCUUUGACUUGGCCCAG 20 944 CCR5-592 + UGUCUUUGACUUGGCCCAGA 20 945 CCR5-593 + UUUGACUUGGCCCAGAGGGU 20 946 CCR5-594 + UUGACUUGGCCCAGAGGGUA 20 947 CCR5-595 + CUCCACAACUUAAGAGCAAA 20 948 CCR5-596 + UGCUCACCGUUCAUAUUCAG 20 949 CCR5-597 + UCACCUUACCUGUACUAUGA 20 950 CCR5-598 + AUGAAUAUACCCAAACACUA 20 951 CCR5-599 + UGAAUAUACCCAAACACUAA 20 952 CCR5-600 + GAAUAUACCCAAACACUAAG 20 953 CCR5-601 + AAGGGGUAUAUUCAUUUCAA 20 954 CCR5-602 + AGGGGUAUAUUCAUUUCAAA 20 955 CCR5-603 + GGUAUAUUCAUUUCAAAGGG 20 956 CCR5-604 + GUAUAUUCAUUUCAAAGGGA 20 957 CCR5-605 + ACGAUUUUUUCUGUUGCUUC 20 958 CCR5-606 + UCUGUUGCUUCUGGUUUGUC 20 959 CCR5-607 + GCUUCUGGUUUGUCUGGAGA 20 960 CCR5-608 + GUUUGUCUGGAGAAGGCAUC 20 961 CCR5-609 + GCAUCUGGAAUAAGUACCUA 20 962 CCR5-610 + CCCCCAUUCAGUCUGAAAUA 20 963 CCR5-611 + CCAUUCAGUCUGAAAUACGG 20 964 CCR5-612 + UCAGUCUGAAAUACGGAGGC 20 965 CCR5-613 + GCUGGUAAAUUGUACUUUUG 20 966 CCR5-614 + CUGGUAAAUUGUACUUUUGU 20 967 CCR5-615 + UUGUACUUUUGUGGGUUUUA 20 968 CCR5-616 + UUUGUGGGUUUUAAGGCUCA 20 969 CCR5-617 + UUCCCCCCUUUGCCUAUUGA 20 970 CCR5-618 + AUACCUACACUUGUGUGCAC 20 971 CCR5-619 + UACCUACACUUGUGUGCACU 20 972 CCR5-620 + UACACUUGUGUGCACUGGGC 20 973 CCR5-621 + AGGCAGCAUCUUAGUUUUUC 20 974 CCR5-622 + UCAGGCUUCCCUCACCUCUA 20 975 CCR5-623 + CAGGCUUCCCUCACCUCUAU 20 976 CCR5-624 + UAUGUGCUAAAUGCUGCCUG 20 977 CCR5-625 + CAACCCAUGAAAUGACUACU 20 978 CCR5-626 + UCAUAAAUCUAGUCUCCUCC 20 979 CCR5-627 + AGACCCCUCAGUAUUUCAGC 20 980 CCR5-628 + GACCCCUCAGUAUUUCAGCU 20 981 CCR5-629 + CCUCAGUAUUUCAGCUGGGA 20 982 CCR5-630 + CUCAGUAUUUCAGCUGGGAU 20 983 CCR5-631 + GUAUUUCAGCUGGGAUGGGA 20 984 CCR5-632 + GCAUUCAGUGAAAGACAGCC 20 985 CCR5-633 + GUGAAAGACAGCCUGGAGUC 20 986 CCR5-634 + UGAAAGACAGCCUGGAGUCU 20 987 CCR5-635 + CUGUGCUUGAUGUCUUUUCA 20 988 CCR5-636 + UGUGCUUGAUGUCUUUUCAA 20 989 CCR5-637 + CUCCAAUCUGCUUGAAGACU 20 990 CCR5-638 + UCCAAUCUGCUUGAAGACUA 20 991 CCR5-639 + UCACGCCUUGAGCUUAGCAG 20 992 CCR5-640 + GCCAUCCUCACCCUGACCUG 20 993 CCR5-641 + CCAUCCUCACCCUGACCUGA 20 994 CCR5-642 + CACCCUGACCUGAGGGCUGU 20 995 CCR5-643 + CCUGACCUGAGGGCUGUUGG 20 996 CCR5-644 + CAUCCUUCCUGACCCUCCUU 20 997 CCR5-645 + AACCUUCUGCAACACCAACC 20 998 CCR5-646 + UGCUCAGCUCAUGACUUAGA 20 999 CCR5-647 + UAGACGGAGCAAUGCCGUCA 20 1000 CCR5-648 + CCCAUGCAGUGCUUGCAGUG 20 1001 CCR5-649 + GAAGCUUCCCCAGCUCUCCC 20 1002 CCR5-650 + CAGGCCACAAGUCUCUCGCC 20 1003 CCR5-651 + GAAACUUAUUAACCAUACCU 20 1004 CCR5-652 + ACUUAUUAACCAUACCUUGG 20 1005 CCR5-653 + CUUAUUAACCAUACCUUGGA 20 1006 CCR5-654 + UUAUUAACCAUACCUUGGAG 20 1007 CCR5-655 + CCUAUAUGUUGCCUUGUACU 20 1008 CCR5-656 + GUACAUUUCUGAAAUAAUUU 20 1009 CCR5-657 + CAAGAAUCAGCAAUUCUCUG 20 1010 CCR5-658 + CUUUCUUUUAAAUAUACAUA 20 1011 CCR5-659 + AAAUAUACAUAAGGAACUUU 20 1012 CCR5-660 + AUAAGGAACUUUCGGAGUGA 20 1013 CCR5-661 + UAAGGAACUUUCGGAGUGAA 20 1014 CCR5-662 + CAAUAACUUGAUGCAUGUGA 20 1015 CCR5-663 + AAUAACUUGAUGCAUGUGAA 20 1016 CCR5-664 + AUAACUUGAUGCAUGUGAAG 20 1017 CCR5-665 + CAUGUGAAGGGGAGAUAAAA 20 1018 CCR5-666 + UUCAUCAACAUAUUUUGAUU 20 1019 CCR5-667 + AUUUGGCUUUCUAUAAUUGA 20 1020 CCR5-668 + UUUGGCUUUCUAUAAUUGAU 20 1021 CCR5-669 + UUAAACAGAUGCCAAAUAAA 20 1022 CCR5-670 + UCCCACCCCACCCCCAGCCC 20 1023 CCR5-671 + GCCAUGUGCACAACUCUGAC 20 1024 CCR5-672 + CCAUGUGCACAACUCUGACU 20 1025 CCR5-673 + AGAUAUUUCCUGCUCCCCAG 20 1026 CCR5-674 + UUUCCUGCUCCCCAGUGGAU 20 1027 CCR5-675 + UUCCUGCUCCCCAGUGGAUC 20 1028 CCR5-676 + GUAAACUGAGCUUGCUCGCU 20 1029 CCR5-677 + UAAACUGAGCUUGCUCGCUC 20 1030 CCR5-678 + CUCGCUCGGGAGCCUCUUGC 20 1031 CCR5-679 + ACAGCAUUUGCAGAAGCGUU 20 1032 CCR5-680 + AGCGUUUGGCAAUGUGCUUU 20 1033 CCR5-681 + GCUUUUGGAAGAAGACUAAG 20 1034 CCR5-682 + UCUGAACUUCUCCCCGACAA 20 1035 CCR5-683 + CCCGACAAAGGCAUAGAUGA 20 1036 CCR5-684 + CCGACAAAGGCAUAGAUGAU 20 1037 CCR5-685 + CGACAAAGGCAUAGAUGAUG 20 1038 CCR5-686 + UCUCUGUCACCUGCAUAGCU 20 1039 CCR5-687 + UAGAGCUACUGCAAUUAUUC 20 1040 CCR5-688 + UAUUCAGGCCAAAGAAUUCC 20 1041 CCR5-689 + CAGGCCAAAGAAUUCCUGGA 20 1042 CCR5-690 + AGAAUUCCUGGAAGGUGUUC 20 1043 CCR5-691 + CCUGGAAGGUGUUCAGGAGA 20 1044 CCR5-692 + CAGGAGAAGGACAAUGUUGU 20 1045 CCR5-693 + AGGAGAAGGACAAUGUUGUA 20 1046 CCR5-694 + GAGAAAAUAAACAAUCAUGA 20 1047 CCR5-695 + GACACCGAAGCAGAGUUUUU 20 1048 CCR5-696 + CAGAUGACCAUGACAAGCAG 20 1049 CCR5-697 + UGACCAUGACAAGCAGCGGC 20 1050 CCR5-698 + AGAUGACUAUCUUUAAUGUC 20 1051 CCR5-699 + CAGAAUUGAUACUGACUGUA 20 1052 CCR5-700 + GUAUGGAAAAUGAGAGCUGC 20 1053 CCR5-701 + UCAGAAUGUCUUUGACU 17 1054 CCR5-702 + UCUUUGACUUGGCCCAG 17 1055 CCR5-703 + CUUUGACUUGGCCCAGA 17 1056 CCR5-704 + GACUUGGCCCAGAGGGU 17 1057 CCR5-705 + ACUUGGCCCAGAGGGUA 17 1058 CCR5-706 + CACAACUUAAGAGCAAA 17 1059 CCR5-707 + UCACCGUUCAUAUUCAG 17 1060 CCR5-708 + CCUUACCUGUACUAUGA 17 1061 CCR5-709 + AAUAUACCCAAACACUA 17 1062 CCR5-710 + AUAUACCCAAACACUAA 17 1063 CCR5-711 + UAUACCCAAACACUAAG 17 1064 CCR5-712 + GGGUAUAUUCAUUUCAA 17 1065 CCR5-713 + GGUAUAUUCAUUUCAAA 17 1066 CCR5-714 + AUAUUCAUUUCAAAGGG 17 1067 CCR5-715 + UAUUCAUUUCAAAGGGA 17 1068 CCR5-716 + AUUUUUUCUGUUGCUUC 17 1069 CCR5-717 + GUUGCUUCUGGUUUGUC 17 1070 CCR5-718 + UCUGGUUUGUCUGGAGA 17 1071 CCR5-719 + UGUCUGGAGAAGGCAUC 17 1072 CCR5-720 + UCUGGAAUAAGUACCUA 17 1073 CCR5-721 + CCAUUCAGUCUGAAAUA 17 1074 CCR5-722 + UUCAGUCUGAAAUACGG 17 1075 CCR5-723 + GUCUGAAAUACGGAGGC 17 1076 CCR5-724 + GGUAAAUUGUACUUUUG 17 1077 CCR5-725 + GUAAAUUGUACUUUUGU 17 1078 CCR5-726 + UACUUUUGUGGGUUUUA 17 1079 CCR5-727 + GUGGGUUUUAAGGCUCA 17 1080 CCR5-728 + CCCCCUUUGCCUAUUGA 17 1081 CCR5-729 + CCUACACUUGUGUGCAC 17 1082 CCR5-730 + CUACACUUGUGUGCACU 17 1083 CCR5-731 + ACUUGUGUGCACUGGGC 17 1084 CCR5-732 + CAGCAUCUUAGUUUUUC 17 1085 CCR5-733 + GGCUUCCCUCACCUCUA 17 1086 CCR5-734 + GCUUCCCUCACCUCUAU 17 1087 CCR5-735 + GUGCUAAAUGCUGCCUG 17 1088 CCR5-736 + CCCAUGAAAUGACUACU 17 1089 CCR5-737 + UAAAUCUAGUCUCCUCC 17 1090 CCR5-738 + CCCCUCAGUAUUUCAGC 17 1091 CCR5-739 + CCCUCAGUAUUUCAGCU 17 1092 CCR5-740 + CAGUAUUUCAGCUGGGA 17 1093 CCR5-741 + AGUAUUUCAGCUGGGAU 17 1094 CCR5-742 + UUUCAGCUGGGAUGGGA 17 1095 CCR5-743 + UUCAGUGAAAGACAGCC 17 1096 CCR5-744 + AAAGACAGCCUGGAGUC 17 1097 CCR5-745 + AAGACAGCCUGGAGUCU 17 1098 CCR5-746 + UGCUUGAUGUCUUUUCA 17 1099 CCR5-747 + GCUUGAUGUCUUUUCAA 17 1100 CCR5-748 + CAAUCUGCUUGAAGACU 17 1101 CCR5-749 + AAUCUGCUUGAAGACUA 17 1102 CCR5-750 + CGCCUUGAGCUUAGCAG 17 1103 CCR5-751 + AUCCUCACCCUGACCUG 17 1104 CCR5-752 + UCCUCACCCUGACCUGA 17 1105 CCR5-753 + CCUGACCUGAGGGCUGU 17 1106 CCR5-754 + GACCUGAGGGCUGUUGG 17 1107 CCR5-755 + CCUUCCUGACCCUCCUU 17 1108 CCR5-756 + CUUCUGCAACACCAACC 17 1109 CCR5-757 + UCAGCUCAUGACUUAGA 17 1110 CCR5-758 + ACGGAGCAAUGCCGUCA 17 1111 CCR5-759 + AUGCAGUGCUUGCAGUG 17 1112 CCR5-760 + GCUUCCCCAGCUCUCCC 17 1113 CCR5-761 + GCCACAAGUCUCUCGCC 17 1114 CCR5-762 + ACUUAUUAACCAUACCU 17 1115 CCR5-763 + UAUUAACCAUACCUUGG 17 1116 CCR5-764 + AUUAACCAUACCUUGGA 17 1117 CCR5-765 + UUAACCAUACCUUGGAG 17 1118 CCR5-766 + AUAUGUUGCCUUGUACU 17 1119 CCR5-767 + CAUUUCUGAAAUAAUUU 17 1120 CCR5-768 + GAAUCAGCAAUUCUCUG 17 1121 CCR5-769 + UCUUUUAAAUAUACAUA 17 1122 CCR5-770 + UAUACAUAAGGAACUUU 17 1123 CCR5-771 + AGGAACUUUCGGAGUGA 17 1124 CCR5-772 + GGAACUUUCGGAGUGAA 17 1125 CCR5-773 + UAACUUGAUGCAUGUGA 17 1126 CCR5-774 + AACUUGAUGCAUGUGAA 17 1127 CCR5-775 + ACUUGAUGCAUGUGAAG 17 1128 CCR5-776 + GUGAAGGGGAGAUAAAA 17 1129 CCR5-777 + AUCAACAUAUUUUGAUU 17 1130 CCR5-778 + UGGCUUUCUAUAAUUGA 17 1131 CCR5-779 + GGCUUUCUAUAAUUGAU 17 1132 CCR5-780 + AACAGAUGCCAAAUAAA 17 1133 CCR5-781 + CACCCCACCCCCAGCCC 17 1134 CCR5-782 + AUGUGCACAACUCUGAC 17 1135 CCR5-783 + UGUGCACAACUCUGACU 17 1136 CCR5-784 + UAUUUCCUGCUCCCCAG 17 1137 CCR5-785 + CCUGCUCCCCAGUGGAU 17 1138 CCR5-786 + CUGCUCCCCAGUGGAUC 17 1139 CCR5-787 + AACUGAGCUUGCUCGCU 17 1140 CCR5-788 + ACUGAGCUUGCUCGCUC 17 1141 CCR5-789 + GCUCGGGAGCCUCUUGC 17 1142 CCR5-790 + GCAUUUGCAGAAGCGUU 17 1143 CCR5-791 + GUUUGGCAAUGUGCUUU 17 1144 CCR5-792 + UUUGGAAGAAGACUAAG 17 1145 CCR5-793 + GAACUUCUCCCCGACAA 17 1146 CCR5-794 + GACAAAGGCAUAGAUGA 17 1147 CCR5-795 + ACAAAGGCAUAGAUGAU 17 1148 CCR5-796 + CAAAGGCAUAGAUGAUG 17 1149 CCR5-797 + CUGUCACCUGCAUAGCU 17 1150 CCR5-798 + AGCUACUGCAAUUAUUC 17 1151 CCR5-799 + UCAGGCCAAAGAAUUCC 17 1152 CCR5-800 + GCCAAAGAAUUCCUGGA 17 1153 CCR5-801 + AUUCCUGGAAGGUGUUC 17 1154 CCR5-802 + GGAAGGUGUUCAGGAGA 17 1155 CCR5-803 + GAGAAGGACAAUGUUGU 17 1156 CCR5-804 + AGAAGGACAAUGUUGUA 17 1157 CCR5-805 + AAAAUAAACAAUCAUGA 17 1158 CCR5-806 + ACCGAAGCAGAGUUUUU 17 1159 CCR5-807 + AUGACCAUGACAAGCAG 17 1160 CCR5-808 + CCAUGACAAGCAGCGGC 17 1161 CCR5-809 + UGACUAUCUUUAAUGUC 17 1162 CCR5-810 + AAUUGAUACUGACUGUA 17 1163 CCR5-811 + UGGAAAAUGAGAGCUGC 17 1164

Table 1E provides targeting domains for knocking out the CCR5 gene. In an embodiment, the targeting domain is the exact complement of the target domain. Any of the targeting domains in the table can be used with a S. aureus Cas9 molecule that gives double stranded cleavage. Any of the targeting domains in the table can be used with a S. aureus Cas9 single-stranded break nucleases (nickases). In an embodiment, dual targeting is used to create two nicks.

TABLE 1E Target SEQ DNA Site ID gRNA Name Strand Targeting Domain Length NO CCR5-812 − AUGACAUCAAUUAUUAUACA 20 1165 CCR5-813 − UGACAUCAAUUAUUAUACAU 20 1166 CCR5-814 − AGCCCUGCCAAAAAAUCAAU 20 1167 CCR5-815 − UGGUGUUCAUCUUUGGUUUU 20 1168 CCR5-816 − UCCUGAUAAACUGCAAAAGG 20 1169 CCR5-817 − UGAUAAACUGCAAAAGGCUG 20 1170 CCR5-818 − UUCCUUCUUACUGUCCCCUU 20 1171 CCR5-819 − GCUCACUAUGCUGCCGCCCA 20 1172 CCR5-820 − CUCACUAUGCUGCCGCCCAG 20 1173 CCR5-821 − UGCUGCCGCCCAGUGGGACU 20 1174 CCR5-822 − GCUGCCGCCCAGUGGGACUU 20 1175 CCR5-823 − UACAAUGUGUCAACUCUUGA 20 1176 CCR5-824 − CUAUUUUAUAGGCUUCUUCU 20 1177 CCR5-825 − UAUUUUAUAGGCUUCUUCUC 20 1178 CCR5-826 − GCUGUGUUUGCUUUAAAAGC 20 1179 CCR5-827 − AAAAGCCAGGACGGUCACCU 20 1180 CCR5-828 − AAAGCCAGGACGGUCACCUU 20 1181 CCR5-829 − GUGGUGACAAGUGUGAUCAC 20 1182 CCR5-830 − GGCUGUGUUUGCGUCUCUCC 20 1183 CCR5-831 − GCUGUGUUUGCGUCUCUCCC 20 1184 CCR5-832 − ACAUCAAUUAUUAUACA 17 1185 CCR5-833 − CAUCAAUUAUUAUACAU 17 1186 CCR5-834 − CCUGCCAAAAAAUCAAU 17 1187 CCR5-835 − UGUUCAUCUUUGGUUUU 17 1188 CCR5-836 − UGAUAAACUGCAAAAGG 17 1189 CCR5-837 − UAAACUGCAAAAGGCUG 17 1190 CCR5-838 − CUUCUUACUGUCCCCUU 17 1191 CCR5-839 − CACUAUGCUGCCGCCCA 17 1192 CCR5-840 − ACUAUGCUGCCGCCCAG 17 1193 CCR5-841 − UGCCGCCCAGUGGGACU 17 1194 CCR5-842 − GCCGCCCAGUGGGACUU 17 1195 CCR5-843 − AAUGUGUCAACUCUUGA 17 1196 CCR5-844 − UUUUAUAGGCUUCUUCU 17 1197 CCR5-845 − UUUAUAGGCUUCUUCUC 17 1198 CCR5-846 − GUGUUUGCUUUAAAAGC 17 1199 CCR5-847 − AGCCAGGACGGUCACCU 17 1200 CCR5-848 − GCCAGGACGGUCACCUU 17 1201 CCR5-849 − GUGACAAGUGUGAUCAC 17 1202 CCR5-850 − UGUGUUUGCGUCUCUCC 17 1203 CCR5-851 − GUGUUUGCGUCUCUCCC 17 1204 CCR5-852 + GCUUUUAAAGCAAACACAGC 20 1205 CCR5-853 + GCCAGGUACCUAUCGAUUGU 20 1206 CCR5-854 + CCAGGUACCUAUCGAUUGUC 20 1207 CCR5-855 + AGGUACCUAUCGAUUGUCAG 20 1208 CCR5-856 + UAUCGAUUGUCAGGAGGAUG 20 1209 CCR5-857 + CGAUUGUCAGGAGGAUGAUG 20 1210 CCR5-858 + GAGGAUGAUGAAGAAGAUUC 20 1211 CCR5-859 + GGAUGAUGAAGAAGAUUCCA 20 1212 CCR5-860 + UGAUGAAGAAGAUUCCAGAG 20 1213 CCR5-861 + CAGAGAAGAAGCCUAUAAAA 20 1214 CCR5-862 + CUAUAAAAUAGAGCCCUGUC 20 1215 CCR5-863 + AUUGUAUUUCCAAAGUCCCA 20 1216 CCR5-864 + UCCCACUGGGCGGCAGCAUA 20 1217 CCR5-865 + GGGCGGCAGCAUAGUGAGCC 20 1218 CCR5-866 + CGGCAGCAUAGUGAGCCCAG 20 1219 CCR5-867 + GGCAGCAUAGUGAGCCCAGA 20 1220 CCR5-868 + GCAGCAUAGUGAGCCCAGAA 20 1221 CCR5-869 + UGAGCCCAGAAGGGGACAGU 20 1222 CCR5-870 + GCCCAGAAGGGGACAGUAAG 20 1223 CCR5-871 + CCCAGAAGGGGACAGUAAGA 20 1224 CCR5-872 + AGUAAGAAGGAAAAACAGGU 20 1225 CCR5-873 + ACAGGUCAGAGAUGGCCAGG 20 1226 CCR5-874 + UUCAGCCUUUUGCAGUUUAU 20 1227 CCR5-875 + GCCUUUUGCAGUUUAUCAGG 20 1228 CCR5-876 + CUUUUGCAGUUUAUCAGGAU 20 1229 CCR5-877 + UGUUGCCCACAAAACCAAAG 20 1230 CCR5-878 + AAAACCAAAGAUGAACACCA 20 1231 CCR5-879 + CAAAGAUGAACACCAGUGAG 20 1232 CCR5-880 + GAUGAACACCAGUGAGUAGA 20 1233 CCR5-881 + AUGAACACCAGUGAGUAGAG 20 1234 CCR5-882 + ACCAGUGAGUAGAGCGGAGG 20 1235 CCR5-883 + CCAGUGAGUAGAGCGGAGGC 20 1236 CCR5-884 + GAGUAGAGCGGAGGCAGGAG 20 1237 CCR5-885 + GCUUCACAUUGAUUUUUUGG 20 1238 CCR5-886 + AUAAUAAUUGAUGUCAUAGA 20 1239 CCR5-887 + UUUAAAGCAAACACAGC 17 1240 CCR5-888 + AGGUACCUAUCGAUUGU 17 1241 CCR5-889 + GGUACCUAUCGAUUGUC 17 1242 CCR5-890 + UACCUAUCGAUUGUCAG 17 1243 CCR5-891 + CGAUUGUCAGGAGGAUG 17 1244 CCR5-892 + UUGUCAGGAGGAUGAUG 17 1245 CCR5-893 + GAUGAUGAAGAAGAUUC 17 1246 CCR5-894 + UGAUGAAGAAGAUUCCA 17 1247 CCR5-895 + UGAAGAAGAUUCCAGAG 17 1248 CCR5-896 + AGAAGAAGCCUAUAAAA 17 1249 CCR5-897 + UAAAAUAGAGCCCUGUC 17 1250 CCR5-898 + GUAUUUCCAAAGUCCCA 17 1251 CCR5-899 + CACUGGGCGGCAGCAUA 17 1252 CCR5-900 + CGGCAGCAUAGUGAGCC 17 1253 CCR5-901 + CAGCAUAGUGAGCCCAG 17 1254 CCR5-902 + AGCAUAGUGAGCCCAGA 17 1255 CCR5-903 + GCAUAGUGAGCCCAGAA 17 1256 CCR5-904 + GCCCAGAAGGGGACAGU 17 1257 CCR5-905 + CAGAAGGGGACAGUAAG 17 1258 CCR5-906 + AGAAGGGGACAGUAAGA 17 1259 CCR5-907 + AAGAAGGAAAAACAGGU 17 1260 CCR5-908 + GGUCAGAGAUGGCCAGG 17 1261 CCR5-909 + AGCCUUUUGCAGUUUAU 17 1262 CCR5-910 + UUUUGCAGUUUAUCAGG 17 1263 CCR5-911 + UUGCAGUUUAUCAGGAU 17 1264 CCR5-912 + UGCCCACAAAACCAAAG 17 1265 CCR5-913 + ACCAAAGAUGAACACCA 17 1266 CCR5-914 + AGAUGAACACCAGUGAG 17 1267 CCR5-915 + GAACACCAGUGAGUAGA 17 1268 CCR5-916 + AACACCAGUGAGUAGAG 17 1269 CCR5-917 + AGUGAGUAGAGCGGAGG 17 1270 CCR5-918 + GUGAGUAGAGCGGAGGC 17 1271 CCR5-919 + UAGAGCGGAGGCAGGAG 17 1272 CCR5-920 + UCACAUUGAUUUUUUGG 17 1273 CCR5-921 + AUAAUUGAUGUCAUAGA 17 1274 CCR5-922 − CCAUACAGUCAGUAUCAAUU 20 1275 CCR5-923 − CAUACAGUCAGUAUCAAUUC 20 1276 CCR5-924 − ACAGUCAGUAUCAAUUCUGG 20 1277 CCR5-925 − AGACAUUAAAGAUAGUCAUC 20 1278 CCR5-926 − GACAUUAAAGAUAGUCAUCU 20 1279 CCR5-927 − UUGUCAUGGUCAUCUGCUAC 20 1280 CCR5-928 − UGUCAUGGUCAUCUGCUACU 20 1281 CCR5-929 − GUCAUGGUCAUCUGCUACUC 20 1282 CCR5-930 − CUAAAAACUCUGCUUCGGUG 20 1283 CCR5-931 − AACUCUGCUUCGGUGUCGAA 20 1284 CCR5-932 − CUCUGCUUCGGUGUCGAAAU 20 1285 CCR5-933 − UGCUUCGGUGUCGAAAUGAG 20 1286 CCR5-934 − UUCGGUGUCGAAAUGAGAAG 20 1287 CCR5-935 − CGAAAUGAGAAGAAGAGGCA 20 1288 CCR5-936 − AGAAGAAGAGGCACAGGGCU 20 1289 CCR5-937 − AUGAUUGUUUAUUUUCUCUU 20 1290 CCR5-938 − CCUACAACAUUGUCCUUCUC 20 1291 CCR5-939 − UCCUUCUCCUGAACACCUUC 20 1292 CCR5-940 − CCUUCUCCUGAACACCUUCC 20 1293 CCR5-941 − CCUUCCAGGAAUUCUUUGGC 20 1294 CCR5-942 − AUUGCAGUAGCUCUAACAGG 20 1295 CCR5-943 − GGACCAAGCUAUGCAGGUGA 20 1296 CCR5-944 − UAUGCAGGUGACAGAGACUC 20 1297 CCR5-945 − AUGCAGGUGACAGAGACUCU 20 1298 CCR5-946 − CCCCAUCAUCUAUGCCUUUG 20 1299 CCR5-947 − CCCAUCAUCUAUGCCUUUGU 20 1300 CCR5-948 − CCAUCAUCUAUGCCUUUGUC 20 1301 CCR5-949 − CAUCAUCUAUGCCUUUGUCG 20 1302 CCR5-950 − UCAUCUAUGCCUUUGUCGGG 20 1303 CCR5-951 − GCCUUUGUCGGGGAGAAGUU 20 1304 CCR5-952 − AUGCUGUUCUAUUUUCCAGC 20 1305 CCR5-953 − UAUUUUCCAGCAAGAGGCUC 20 1306 CCR5-954 − UUCCAGCAAGAGGCUCCCGA 20 1307 CCR5-955 − CUCAGUUUACACCCGAUCCA 20 1308 CCR5-956 − UCAGUUUACACCCGAUCCAC 20 1309 CCR5-957 − CAGUUUACACCCGAUCCACU 20 1310 CCR5-958 − AGUUUACACCCGAUCCACUG 20 1311 CCR5-959 − ACACCCGAUCCACUGGGGAG 20 1312 CCR5-960 − CACCCGAUCCACUGGGGAGC 20 1313 CCR5-961 − CUGGGGAGCAGGAAAUAUCU 20 1314 CCR5-962 − AAUAUCUGUGGGCUUGUGAC 20 1315 CCR5-963 − GGCUUGUGACACGGACUCAA 20 1316 CCR5-964 − AAGUGGGCUGGUGACCCAGU 20 1317 CCR5-965 − GCUUAGUUUUCAUACACAGC 20 1318 CCR5-966 − GUUUUCAUACACAGCCUGGG 20 1319 CCR5-967 − UUUUCAUACACAGCCUGGGC 20 1320 CCR5-968 − UUUCAUACACAGCCUGGGCU 20 1321 CCR5-969 − AUACACAGCCUGGGCUGGGG 20 1322 CCR5-970 − UACACAGCCUGGGCUGGGGG 20 1323 CCR5-971 − CAGCCUGGGCUGGGGGUGGG 20 1324 CCR5-972 − AGCCUGGGCUGGGGGUGGGG 20 1325 CCR5-973 − GCCUGGGCUGGGGGUGGGGU 20 1326 CCR5-974 − CUGGGCUGGGGGUGGGGUGG 20 1327 CCR5-975 − GUGGGAGAGGUCUUUUUUAA 20 1328 CCR5-976 − UGGGAGAGGUCUUUUUUAAA 20 1329 CCR5-977 − UUAAAAGGAAGUUACUGUUA 20 1330 CCR5-978 − AAAAGGAAGUUACUGUUAUA 20 1331 CCR5-979 − UCUUUUAAGCCCAUCAAUUA 20 1332 CCR5-980 − AGCCAAAUCAAAAUAUGUUG 20 1333 CCR5-981 − UGACAAACUCUCCCUUCACU 20 1334 CCR5-982 − AGUUCCUUAUGUAUAUUUAA 20 1335 CCR5-983 − GUAUAUUUAAAAGAAAGCCU 20 1336 CCR5-984 − AUAUUUAAAAGAAAGCCUCA 20 1337 CCR5-985 − CCUCAGAGAAUUGCUGAUUC 20 1338 CCR5-986 − UGAUUCUUGAGUUUAGUGAU 20 1339 CCR5-987 − CUUGAGUUUAGUGAUCUGAA 20 1340 CCR5-988 − CAGAAAUACCAAAAUUAUUU 20 1341 CCR5-989 − AAACAGGUCUUUGUCUUGCU 20 1342 CCR5-990 − AACAGGUCUUUGUCUUGCUA 20 1343 CCR5-991 − ACAGGUCUUUGUCUUGCUAU 20 1344 CCR5-992 − CAGGUCUUUGUCUUGCUAUG 20 1345 CCR5-993 − GGUCUUUGUCUUGCUAUGGG 20 1346 CCR5-994 − UUGCUAUGGGGAGAAAAGAC 20 1347 CCR5-995 − AGACAUGAAUAUGAUUAGUA 20 1348 CCR5-996 − GUUAAUAAGUUUCACUGACU 20 1349 CCR5-997 − UUUCACUGACUUAGAACCAG 20 1350 CCR5-998 − UCACUGACUUAGAACCAGGC 20 1351 CCR5-999 − CCAGGCGAGAGACUUGUGGC 20 1352 CCR5-1000 − CAGGCGAGAGACUUGUGGCC 20 1353 CCR5-1001 − AGGCGAGAGACUUGUGGCCU 20 1354 CCR5-1002 − GCGAGAGACUUGUGGCCUGG 20 1355 CCR5-1003 − AGACUUGUGGCCUGGGAGAG 20 1356 CCR5-1004 − GACUUGUGGCCUGGGAGAGC 20 1357 CCR5-1005 − ACUUGUGGCCUGGGAGAGCU 20 1358 CCR5-1006 − CUUGUGGCCUGGGAGAGCUG 20 1359 CCR5-1007 − GAGCUGGGGAAGCUUCUUAA 20 1360 CCR5-1008 − GCUGGGGAAGCUUCUUAAAU 20 1361 CCR5-1009 − GGGGAAGCUUCUUAAAUGAG 20 1362 CCR5-1010 − GGGAAGCUUCUUAAAUGAGA 20 1363 CCR5-1011 − CUUCUUAAAUGAGAAGGAAU 20 1364 CCR5-1012 − UAAAUGAGAAGGAAUUUGAG 20 1365 CCR5-1013 − UCAUCUAUUGCUGGCAAAGA 20 1366 CCR5-1014 − AGCCUCACUGCAAGCACUGC 20 1367 CCR5-1015 − UGCAUGGGCAAGCUUGGCUG 20 1368 CCR5-1016 − AUGGGCAAGCUUGGCUGUAG 20 1369 CCR5-1017 − UGGGCAAGCUUGGCUGUAGA 20 1370 CCR5-1018 − AGCUUGGCUGUAGAAGGAGA 20 1371 CCR5-1019 − GUAGAAGGAGACAGAGCUGG 20 1372 CCR5-1020 − UAGAAGGAGACAGAGCUGGU 20 1373 CCR5-1021 − AGAAGGAGACAGAGCUGGUU 20 1374 CCR5-1022 − ACAGAGCUGGUUGGGAAGAC 20 1375 CCR5-1023 − CAGAGCUGGUUGGGAAGACA 20 1376 CCR5-1024 − AGAGCUGGUUGGGAAGACAU 20 1377 CCR5-1025 − GAGCUGGUUGGGAAGACAUG 20 1378 CCR5-1026 − GCUGGUUGGGAAGACAUGGG 20 1379 CCR5-1027 − CUGGUUGGGAAGACAUGGGG 20 1380 CCR5-1028 − GUUGGGAAGACAUGGGGAGG 20 1381 CCR5-1029 − AGGAAGGACAAGGCUAGAUC 20 1382 CCR5-1030 − AAGGACAAGGCUAGAUCAUG 20 1383 CCR5-1031 − GGCAUUGCUCCGUCUAAGUC 20 1384 CCR5-1032 − UGCUCCGUCUAAGUCAUGAG 20 1385 CCR5-1033 − CGUCUAAGUCAUGAGCUGAG 20 1386 CCR5-1034 − GUCUAAGUCAUGAGCUGAGC 20 1387 CCR5-1035 − UCUAAGUCAUGAGCUGAGCA 20 1388 CCR5-1036 − GGAGAUCCUGGUUGGUGUUG 20 1389 CCR5-1037 − GAAGGUUUACUCUGUGGCCA 20 1390 CCR5-1038 − AAGGUUUACUCUGUGGCCAA 20 1391 CCR5-1039 − GGUUUACUCUGUGGCCAAAG 20 1392 CCR5-1040 − CUCUGUGGCCAAAGGAGGGU 20 1393 CCR5-1041 − UCUGUGGCCAAAGGAGGGUC 20 1394 CCR5-1042 − GUGGCCAAAGGAGGGUCAGG 20 1395 CCR5-1043 − CCAAAGGAGGGUCAGGAAGG 20 1396 CCR5-1044 − GGUCAGGAAGGAUGAGCAUU 20 1397 CCR5-1045 − GAAGGAUGAGCAUUUAGGGC 20 1398 CCR5-1046 − AAGGAUGAGCAUUUAGGGCA 20 1399 CCR5-1047 − ACCACCAACAGCCCUCAGGU 20 1400 CCR5-1048 − CCAACAGCCCUCAGGUCAGG 20 1401 CCR5-1049 − AACAGCCCUCAGGUCAGGGU 20 1402 CCR5-1050 − GCCUCUGCUAAGCUCAAGGC 20 1403 CCR5-1051 − CUCUGCUAAGCUCAAGGCGU 20 1404 CCR5-1052 − GCUAAGCUCAAGGCGUGAGG 20 1405 CCR5-1053 − CUAAGCUCAAGGCGUGAGGA 20 1406 CCR5-1054 − UAAGCUCAAGGCGUGAGGAU 20 1407 CCR5-1055 − GCUCAAGGCGUGAGGAUGGG 20 1408 CCR5-1056 − CUCAAGGCGUGAGGAUGGGA 20 1409 CCR5-1057 − CAAGGCGUGAGGAUGGGAAG 20 1410 CCR5-1058 − AAGGCGUGAGGAUGGGAAGG 20 1411 CCR5-1059 − AGGCGUGAGGAUGGGAAGGA 20 1412 CCR5-1060 − GGAAGGAGGGAGGUAUUCGU 20 1413 CCR5-1061 − GGAGGGAGGUAUUCGUAAGG 20 1414 CCR5-1062 − GAGGGAGGUAUUCGUAAGGA 20 1415 CCR5-1063 − AGGGAGGUAUUCGUAAGGAU 20 1416 CCR5-1064 − GAGGUAUUCGUAAGGAUGGG 20 1417 CCR5-1065 − AGGUAUUCGUAAGGAUGGGA 20 1418 CCR5-1066 − GUAUUCGUAAGGAUGGGAAG 20 1419 CCR5-1067 − UAUUCGUAAGGAUGGGAAGG 20 1420 CCR5-1068 − AUUCGUAAGGAUGGGAAGGA 20 1421 CCR5-1069 − GGGAGGUAUUCGUGCAGCAU 20 1422 CCR5-1070 − GAGGUAUUCGUGCAGCAUAU 20 1423 CCR5-1071 − UCGUGCAGCAUAUGAGGAUG 20 1424 CCR5-1072 − AUAUGAGGAUGCAGAGUCAG 20 1425 CCR5-1073 − AGGAUGCAGAGUCAGCAGAA 20 1426 CCR5-1074 − GGAUGCAGAGUCAGCAGAAC 20 1427 CCR5-1075 − GCAGAGUCAGCAGAACUGGG 20 1428 CCR5-1076 − UCAGCAGAACUGGGGUGGAU 20 1429 CCR5-1077 − AGAACUGGGGUGGAUUUGGG 20 1430 CCR5-1078 − GAACUGGGGUGGAUUUGGGU 20 1431 CCR5-1079 − GGGGUGGAUUUGGGUUGGAA 20 1432 CCR5-1080 − GGUGGAUUUGGGUUGGAAGU 20 1433 CCR5-1081 − UUUGGGUUGGAAGUGAGGGU 20 1434 CCR5-1082 − UGGGUUGGAAGUGAGGGUCA 20 1435 CCR5-1083 − GGUUGGAAGUGAGGGUCAGA 20 1436 CCR5-1084 − GUUGGAAGUGAGGGUCAGAG 20 1437 CCR5-1085 − AGUGAGGGUCAGAGAGGAGU 20 1438 CCR5-1086 − UGAGGGUCAGAGAGGAGUCA 20 1439 CCR5-1087 − AGGGUCAGAGAGGAGUCAGA 20 1440 CCR5-1088 − AUCCCUAGUCUUCAAGCAGA 20 1441 CCR5-1089 − UCCCUAGUCUUCAAGCAGAU 20 1442 CCR5-1090 − CCUAGUCUUCAAGCAGAUUG 20 1443 CCR5-1091 − CAAGCAGAUUGGAGAAACCC 20 1444 CCR5-1092 − CCUUGAAAAGACAUCAAGCA 20 1445 CCR5-1093 − UGAAAAGACAUCAAGCACAG 20 1446 CCR5-1094 − GAAAAGACAUCAAGCACAGA 20 1447 CCR5-1095 − AAAGACAUCAAGCACAGAAG 20 1448 CCR5-1096 − AAGACAUCAAGCACAGAAGG 20 1449 CCR5-1097 − GACAUCAAGCACAGAAGGAG 20 1450 CCR5-1098 − ACAUCAAGCACAGAAGGAGG 20 1451 CCR5-1099 − AUCAAGCACAGAAGGAGGAG 20 1452 CCR5-1100 − UCAAGCACAGAAGGAGGAGG 20 1453 CCR5-1101 − AGGAGGAGGAGGUUUAGGUC 20 1454 CCR5-1102 − AGGAGGAGGUUUAGGUCAAG 20 1455 CCR5-1103 − AGGUUUAGGUCAAGAAGAAG 20 1456 CCR5-1104 − AAGAAGAUGGAUUGGUGUAA 20 1457 CCR5-1105 − AGAUGGAUUGGUGUAAAAGG 20 1458 CCR5-1106 − AAAAGGAUGGGUCUGGUUUG 20 1459 CCR5-1107 − AUGGGUCUGGUUUGCAGAGC 20 1460 CCR5-1108 − AGACUCCAGGCUGUCUUUCA 20 1461 CCR5-1109 − AGAUUUCCUUCCCAUCCCAG 20 1462 CCR5-1110 − UUCCCAUCCCAGCUGAAAUA 20 1463 CCR5-1111 − CCCAUCCCAGCUGAAAUACU 20 1464 CCR5-1112 − CCAUCCCAGCUGAAAUACUG 20 1465 CCR5-1113 − CUGAAAUACUGAGGGGUCUC 20 1466 CCR5-1114 − UGAAAUACUGAGGGGUCUCC 20 1467 CCR5-1115 − AAAUACUGAGGGGUCUCCAG 20 1468 CCR5-1116 − AAUACUGAGGGGUCUCCAGG 20 1469 CCR5-1117 − UCCAGGAGGAGACUAGAUUU 20 1470 CCR5-1118 − GAGACUAGAUUUAUGAAUAC 20 1471 CCR5-1119 − GAUUUAUGAAUACACGAGGU 20 1472 CCR5-1120 − AAUACACGAGGUAUGAGGUC 20 1473 CCR5-1121 − AUACACGAGGUAUGAGGUCU 20 1474 CCR5-1122 − GAACAUACUUCAGCUCACAC 20 1475 CCR5-1123 − AGCUCACACAUGAGAUCUAG 20 1476 CCR5-1124 − CUCACACAUGAGAUCUAGGU 20 1477 CCR5-1125 − GAUUACCUAGUAGUCAUUUC 20 1478 CCR5-1126 − AGUAGUCAUUUCAUGGGUUG 20 1479 CCR5-1127 − GUAGUCAUUUCAUGGGUUGU 20 1480 CCR5-1128 − UAGUCAUUUCAUGGGUUGUU 20 1481 CCR5-1129 − GUCAUUUCAUGGGUUGUUGG 20 1482 CCR5-1130 − UGGGUUGUUGGGAGGAUUCU 20 1483 CCR5-1131 − CAAACUCUUAGUUACUCAUU 20 1484 CCR5-1132 − AAACUCUUAGUUACUCAUUC 20 1485 CCR5-1133 − UUACUCAUUCAGGGAUAGCA 20 1486 CCR5-1134 − GGAUAGCACUGAGCAAAGCA 20 1487 CCR5-1135 − ACUGAGCAAAGCAUUGAGCA 20 1488 CCR5-1136 − CUGAGCAAAGCAUUGAGCAA 20 1489 CCR5-1137 − CAUUGAGCAAAGGGGUCCCA 20 1490 CCR5-1138 − AGCAAAGGGGUCCCAUAGAG 20 1491 CCR5-1139 − CAAAGGGGUCCCAUAGAGGU 20 1492 CCR5-1140 − AAAGGGGUCCCAUAGAGGUG 20 1493 CCR5-1141 − AAGGGGUCCCAUAGAGGUGA 20 1494 CCR5-1142 − CCCAUAGAGGUGAGGGAAGC 20 1495 CCR5-1143 − CAUUUAACCGUCAAUAGGCA 20 1496 CCR5-1144 − AUUUAACCGUCAAUAGGCAA 20 1497 CCR5-1145 − UUUAACCGUCAAUAGGCAAA 20 1498 CCR5-1146 − UUAACCGUCAAUAGGCAAAG 20 1499 CCR5-1147 − UAACCGUCAAUAGGCAAAGG 20 1500 CCR5-1148 − AACCGUCAAUAGGCAAAGGG 20 1501 CCR5-1149 − CGUCAAUAGGCAAAGGGGGG 20 1502 CCR5-1150 − GUCAAUAGGCAAAGGGGGGA 20 1503 CCR5-1151 − GGGGGAAGGGACAUAUUCAU 20 1504 CCR5-1152 − GGGGAAGGGACAUAUUCAUU 20 1505 CCR5-1153 − UCAUUUGGAAAUAAGCUGCC 20 1506 CCR5-1154 − ACCAGCCUCCGUAUUUCAGA 20 1507 CCR5-1155 − GCCUCCGUAUUUCAGACUGA 20 1508 CCR5-1156 − CCUCCGUAUUUCAGACUGAA 20 1509 CCR5-1157 − CUCCGUAUUUCAGACUGAAU 20 1510 CCR5-1158 − GUAUUUCAGACUGAAUGGGG 20 1511 CCR5-1159 − UAUUUCAGACUGAAUGGGGG 20 1512 CCR5-1160 − AUUUCAGACUGAAUGGGGGU 20 1513 CCR5-1161 − UUUCAGACUGAAUGGGGGUG 20 1514 CCR5-1162 − UUCAGACUGAAUGGGGGUGG 20 1515 CCR5-1163 − UCAGACUGAAUGGGGGUGGG 20 1516 CCR5-1164 − GAUGCCUUCUCCAGACAAAC 20 1517 CCR5-1165 − UCCAGACAAACCAGAAGCAA 20 1518 CCR5-1166 − AAAAUCGUCUCUCCCUCCCU 20 1519 CCR5-1167 − CGUCUCUCCCUCCCUUUGAA 20 1520 CCR5-1168 − AUGAAUAUACCCCUUAGUGU 20 1521 CCR5-1169 − GUUUGGGUAUAUUCAUUUCA 20 1522 CCR5-1170 − UUUGGGUAUAUUCAUUUCAA 20 1523 CCR5-1171 − UUGGGUAUAUUCAUUUCAAA 20 1524 CCR5-1172 − GGGUAUAUUCAUUUCAAAGG 20 1525 CCR5-1173 − GUAUAUUCAUUUCAAAGGGA 20 1526 CCR5-1174 − AUAUUCAUUUCAAAGGGAGA 20 1527 CCR5-1175 − AUUCAUUUCAAAGGGAGAGA 20 1528 CCR5-1176 − UCAUAUGAUUGUGCACAUAC 20 1529 CCR5-1177 − UGCACAUACUUGAGACUGUU 20 1530 CCR5-1178 − UACUUGAGACUGUUUUGAAU 20 1531 CCR5-1179 − ACUUGAGACUGUUUUGAAUU 20 1532 CCR5-1180 − CUUGAGACUGUUUUGAAUUU 20 1533 CCR5-1181 − UUGAGACUGUUUUGAAUUUG 20 1534 CCR5-1182 − ACCAUCAUAGUACAGGUAAG 20 1535 CCR5-1183 − CAUCAUAGUACAGGUAAGGU 20 1536 CCR5-1184 − AUCAUAGUACAGGUAAGGUG 20 1537 CCR5-1185 − UCAUAGUACAGGUAAGGUGA 20 1538 CCR5-1186 − AGGUGAGGGAAUAGUAAGUG 20 1539 CCR5-1187 − GUGAGGGAAUAGUAAGUGGU 20 1540 CCR5-1188 − AGUAAGUGGUGAGAACUACU 20 1541 CCR5-1189 − GUAAGUGGUGAGAACUACUC 20 1542 CCR5-1190 − UAAGUGGUGAGAACUACUCA 20 1543 CCR5-1191 − UGGUGAGAACUACUCAGGGA 20 1544 CCR5-1192 − UACUCAGGGAAUGAAGGUGU 20 1545 CCR5-1193 − AAUGAAGGUGUCAGAAUAAU 20 1546 CCR5-1194 − GCUACUGACUUUCUCAGCCU 20 1547 CCR5-1195 − GACUUUCUCAGCCUCUGAAU 20 1548 CCR5-1196 − UCAGCCUCUGAAUAUGAACG 20 1549 CCR5-1197 − GUGAGCAUUGUGGCUGUCAG 20 1550 CCR5-1198 − UGAGCAUUGUGGCUGUCAGC 20 1551 CCR5-1199 − GUGGCUGUCAGCAGGAAGCA 20 1552 CCR5-1200 − GCUGUCAGCAGGAAGCAACG 20 1553 CCR5-1201 − CUGUCAGCAGGAAGCAACGA 20 1554 CCR5-1202 − UGUCAGCAGGAAGCAACGAA 20 1555 CCR5-1203 − UUUCCUUUUGCUCUUAAGUU 20 1556 CCR5-1204 − UUCCUUUUGCUCUUAAGUUG 20 1557 CCR5-1205 − CCUUUUGCUCUUAAGUUGUG 20 1558 CCR5-1206 − UGGAGAGUGCAACAGUAGCA 20 1559 CCR5-1207 − GUAGCAUAGGACCCUACCCU 20 1560 CCR5-1208 − AUUUGCAUAUUCUUAUGUAU 20 1561 CCR5-1209 − AUGUGAAAGUUACAAAUUGC 20 1562 CCR5-1210 − GAAAGUUACAAAUUGCUUGA 20 1563 CCR5-1211 − UACAGUCAGUAUCAAUU 17 1564 CCR5-1212 − ACAGUCAGUAUCAAUUC 17 1565 CCR5-1213 − GUCAGUAUCAAUUCUGG 17 1566 CCR5-1214 − CAUUAAAGAUAGUCAUC 17 1567 CCR5-1215 − AUUAAAGAUAGUCAUCU 17 1568 CCR5-1216 − UCAUGGUCAUCUGCUAC 17 1569 CCR5-1217 − CAUGGUCAUCUGCUACU 17 1570 CCR5-1218 − AUGGUCAUCUGCUACUC 17 1571 CCR5-1219 − AAAACUCUGCUUCGGUG 17 1572 CCR5-1220 − UCUGCUUCGGUGUCGAA 17 1573 CCR5-1221 − UGCUUCGGUGUCGAAAU 17 1574 CCR5-1222 − UUCGGUGUCGAAAUGAG 17 1575 CCR5-1223 − GGUGUCGAAAUGAGAAG 17 1576 CCR5-1224 − AAUGAGAAGAAGAGGCA 17 1577 CCR5-1225 − AGAAGAGGCACAGGGCU 17 1578 CCR5-1226 − AUUGUUUAUUUUCUCUU 17 1579 CCR5-1227 − ACAACAUUGUCCUUCUC 17 1580 CCR5-1228 − UUCUCCUGAACACCUUC 17 1581 CCR5-1229 − UCUCCUGAACACCUUCC 17 1582 CCR5-1230 − UCCAGGAAUUCUUUGGC 17 1583 CCR5-1231 − GCAGUAGCUCUAACAGG 17 1584 CCR5-1232 − CCAAGCUAUGCAGGUGA 17 1585 CCR5-1233 − GCAGGUGACAGAGACUC 17 1586 CCR5-1234 − CAGGUGACAGAGACUCU 17 1587 CCR5-1235 − CAUCAUCUAUGCCUUUG 17 1588 CCR5-1236 − AUCAUCUAUGCCUUUGU 17 1589 CCR5-1237 − UCAUCUAUGCCUUUGUC 17 1590 CCR5-1238 − CAUCUAUGCCUUUGUCG 17 1591 CCR5-1239 − UCUAUGCCUUUGUCGGG 17 1592 CCR5-1240 − UUUGUCGGGGAGAAGUU 17 1593 CCR5-1241 − CUGUUCUAUUUUCCAGC 17 1594 CCR5-1242 − UUUCCAGCAAGAGGCUC 17 1595 CCR5-1243 − CAGCAAGAGGCUCCCGA 17 1596 CCR5-1244 − AGUUUACACCCGAUCCA 17 1597 CCR5-1245 − GUUUACACCCGAUCCAC 17 1598 CCR5-1246 − UUUACACCCGAUCCACU 17 1599 CCR5-1247 − UUACACCCGAUCCACUG 17 1600 CCR5-1248 − CCCGAUCCACUGGGGAG 17 1601 CCR5-1249 − CCGAUCCACUGGGGAGC 17 1602 CCR5-1250 − GGGAGCAGGAAAUAUCU 17 1603 CCR5-1251 − AUCUGUGGGCUUGUGAC 17 1604 CCR5-1252 − UUGUGACACGGACUCAA 17 1605 CCR5-1253 − UGGGCUGGUGACCCAGU 17 1606 CCR5-1254 − UAGUUUUCAUACACAGC 17 1607 CCR5-1255 − UUCAUACACAGCCUGGG 17 1608 CCR5-1256 − UCAUACACAGCCUGGGC 17 1609 CCR5-1257 − CAUACACAGCCUGGGCU 17 1610 CCR5-1258 − CACAGCCUGGGCUGGGG 17 1611 CCR5-1259 − ACAGCCUGGGCUGGGGG 17 1612 CCR5-1260 − CCUGGGCUGGGGGUGGG 17 1613 CCR5-1261 − CUGGGCUGGGGGUGGGG 17 1614 CCR5-1262 − UGGGCUGGGGGUGGGGU 17 1615 CCR5-1263 − GGCUGGGGGUGGGGUGG 17 1616 CCR5-1264 − GGAGAGGUCUUUUUUAA 17 1617 CCR5-1265 − GAGAGGUCUUUUUUAAA 17 1618 CCR5-1266 − AAAGGAAGUUACUGUUA 17 1619 CCR5-1267 − AGGAAGUUACUGUUAUA 17 1620 CCR5-1268 − UUUAAGCCCAUCAAUUA 17 1621 CCR5-1269 − CAAAUCAAAAUAUGUUG 17 1622 CCR5-1270 − CAAACUCUCCCUUCACU 17 1623 CCR5-1271 − UCCUUAUGUAUAUUUAA 17 1624 CCR5-1272 − UAUUUAAAAGAAAGCCU 17 1625 CCR5-1273 − UUUAAAAGAAAGCCUCA 17 1626 CCR5-1274 − CAGAGAAUUGCUGAUUC 17 1627 CCR5-1275 − UUCUUGAGUUUAGUGAU 17 1628 CCR5-1276 − GAGUUUAGUGAUCUGAA 17 1629 CCR5-1277 − AAAUACCAAAAUUAUUU 17 1630 CCR5-1278 − CAGGUCUUUGUCUUGCU 17 1631 CCR5-1279 − AGGUCUUUGUCUUGCUA 17 1632 CCR5-1280 − GGUCUUUGUCUUGCUAU 17 1633 CCR5-1281 − GUCUUUGUCUUGCUAUG 17 1634 CCR5-1282 − CUUUGUCUUGCUAUGGG 17 1635 CCR5-1283 − CUAUGGGGAGAAAAGAC 17 1636 CCR5-1284 − CAUGAAUAUGAUUAGUA 17 1637 CCR5-1285 − AAUAAGUUUCACUGACU 17 1638 CCR5-1286 − CACUGACUUAGAACCAG 17 1639 CCR5-1287 − CUGACUUAGAACCAGGC 17 1640 CCR5-1288 − GGCGAGAGACUUGUGGC 17 1641 CCR5-1289 − GCGAGAGACUUGUGGCC 17 1642 CCR5-1290 − CGAGAGACUUGUGGCCU 17 1643 CCR5-1291 − AGAGACUUGUGGCCUGG 17 1644 CCR5-1292 − CUUGUGGCCUGGGAGAG 17 1645 CCR5-1293 − UUGUGGCCUGGGAGAGC 17 1646 CCR5-1294 − UGUGGCCUGGGAGAGCU 17 1647 CCR5-1295 − GUGGCCUGGGAGAGCUG 17 1648 CCR5-1296 − CUGGGGAAGCUUCUUAA 17 1649 CCR5-1297 − GGGGAAGCUUCUUAAAU 17 1650 CCR5-1298 − GAAGCUUCUUAAAUGAG 17 1651 CCR5-1299 − AAGCUUCUUAAAUGAGA 17 1652 CCR5-1300 − CUUAAAUGAGAAGGAAU 17 1653 CCR5-1301 − AUGAGAAGGAAUUUGAG 17 1654 CCR5-1302 − UCUAUUGCUGGCAAAGA 17 1655 CCR5-1303 − CUCACUGCAAGCACUGC 17 1656 CCR5-1304 − AUGGGCAAGCUUGGCUG 17 1657 CCR5-1305 − GGCAAGCUUGGCUGUAG 17 1658 CCR5-1306 − GCAAGCUUGGCUGUAGA 17 1659 CCR5-1307 − UUGGCUGUAGAAGGAGA 17 1660 CCR5-1308 − GAAGGAGACAGAGCUGG 17 1661 CCR5-1309 − AAGGAGACAGAGCUGGU 17 1662 CCR5-1310 − AGGAGACAGAGCUGGUU 17 1663 CCR5-1311 − GAGCUGGUUGGGAAGAC 17 1664 CCR5-1312 − AGCUGGUUGGGAAGACA 17 1665 CCR5-1313 − GCUGGUUGGGAAGACAU 17 1666 CCR5-1314 − CUGGUUGGGAAGACAUG 17 1667 CCR5-1315 − GGUUGGGAAGACAUGGG 17 1668 CCR5-1316 − GUUGGGAAGACAUGGGG 17 1669 CCR5-1317 − GGGAAGACAUGGGGAGG 17 1670 CCR5-1318 − AAGGACAAGGCUAGAUC 17 1671 CCR5-1319 − GACAAGGCUAGAUCAUG 17 1672 CCR5-1320 − AUUGCUCCGUCUAAGUC 17 1673 CCR5-1321 − UCCGUCUAAGUCAUGAG 17 1674 CCR5-1322 − CUAAGUCAUGAGCUGAG 17 1675 CCR5-1323 − UAAGUCAUGAGCUGAGC 17 1676 CCR5-1324 − AAGUCAUGAGCUGAGCA 17 1677 CCR5-1325 − GAUCCUGGUUGGUGUUG 17 1678 CCR5-1326 − GGUUUACUCUGUGGCCA 17 1679 CCR5-1327 − GUUUACUCUGUGGCCAA 17 1680 CCR5-1328 − UUACUCUGUGGCCAAAG 17 1681 CCR5-1329 − UGUGGCCAAAGGAGGGU 17 1682 CCR5-1330 − GUGGCCAAAGGAGGGUC 17 1683 CCR5-1331 − GCCAAAGGAGGGUCAGG 17 1684 CCR5-1332 − AAGGAGGGUCAGGAAGG 17 1685 CCR5-1333 − CAGGAAGGAUGAGCAUU 17 1686 CCR5-1334 − GGAUGAGCAUUUAGGGC 17 1687 CCR5-1335 − GAUGAGCAUUUAGGGCA 17 1688 CCR5-1336 − ACCAACAGCCCUCAGGU 17 1689 CCR5-1337 − ACAGCCCUCAGGUCAGG 17 1690 CCR5-1338 − AGCCCUCAGGUCAGGGU 17 1691 CCR5-1339 − UCUGCUAAGCUCAAGGC 17 1692 CCR5-1340 − UGCUAAGCUCAAGGCGU 17 1693 CCR5-1341 − AAGCUCAAGGCGUGAGG 17 1694 CCR5-1342 − AGCUCAAGGCGUGAGGA 17 1695 CCR5-1343 − GCUCAAGGCGUGAGGAU 17 1696 CCR5-1344 − CAAGGCGUGAGGAUGGG 17 1697 CCR5-1345 − AAGGCGUGAGGAUGGGA 17 1698 CCR5-1346 − GGCGUGAGGAUGGGAAG 17 1699 CCR5-1347 − GCGUGAGGAUGGGAAGG 17 1700 CCR5-1348 − CGUGAGGAUGGGAAGGA 17 1701 CCR5-1349 − AGGAGGGAGGUAUUCGU 17 1702 CCR5-1350 − GGGAGGUAUUCGUAAGG 17 1703 CCR5-1351 − GGAGGUAUUCGUAAGGA 17 1704 CCR5-1352 − GAGGUAUUCGUAAGGAU 17 1705 CCR5-1353 − GUAUUCGUAAGGAUGGG 17 1706 CCR5-1354 − UAUUCGUAAGGAUGGGA 17 1707 CCR5-1355 − UUCGUAAGGAUGGGAAG 17 1708 CCR5-1356 − UCGUAAGGAUGGGAAGG 17 1709 CCR5-1357 − CGUAAGGAUGGGAAGGA 17 1710 CCR5-1358 − AGGUAUUCGUGCAGCAU 17 1711 CCR5-1359 − GUAUUCGUGCAGCAUAU 17 1712 CCR5-1360 − UGCAGCAUAUGAGGAUG 17 1713 CCR5-1361 − UGAGGAUGCAGAGUCAG 17 1714 CCR5-1362 − AUGCAGAGUCAGCAGAA 17 1715 CCR5-1363 − UGCAGAGUCAGCAGAAC 17 1716 CCR5-1364 − GAGUCAGCAGAACUGGG 17 1717 CCR5-1365 − GCAGAACUGGGGUGGAU 17 1718 CCR5-1366 − ACUGGGGUGGAUUUGGG 17 1719 CCR5-1367 − CUGGGGUGGAUUUGGGU 17 1720 CCR5-1368 − GUGGAUUUGGGUUGGAA 17 1721 CCR5-1369 − GGAUUUGGGUUGGAAGU 17 1722 CCR5-1370 − GGGUUGGAAGUGAGGGU 17 1723 CCR5-1371 − GUUGGAAGUGAGGGUCA 17 1724 CCR5-1372 − UGGAAGUGAGGGUCAGA 17 1725 CCR5-1373 − GGAAGUGAGGGUCAGAG 17 1726 CCR5-1374 − GAGGGUCAGAGAGGAGU 17 1727 CCR5-1375 − GGGUCAGAGAGGAGUCA 17 1728 CCR5-1376 − GUCAGAGAGGAGUCAGA 17 1729 CCR5-1377 − CCUAGUCUUCAAGCAGA 17 1730 CCR5-1378 − CUAGUCUUCAAGCAGAU 17 1731 CCR5-1379 − AGUCUUCAAGCAGAUUG 17 1732 CCR5-1380 − GCAGAUUGGAGAAACCC 17 1733 CCR5-1381 − UGAAAAGACAUCAAGCA 17 1734 CCR5-1382 − AAAGACAUCAAGCACAG 17 1735 CCR5-1383 − AAGACAUCAAGCACAGA 17 1736 CCR5-1384 − GACAUCAAGCACAGAAG 17 1737 CCR5-1385 − ACAUCAAGCACAGAAGG 17 1738 CCR5-1386 − AUCAAGCACAGAAGGAG 17 1739 CCR5-1387 − UCAAGCACAGAAGGAGG 17 1740 CCR5-1388 − AAGCACAGAAGGAGGAG 17 1741 CCR5-1389 − AGCACAGAAGGAGGAGG 17 1742 CCR5-1390 − AGGAGGAGGUUUAGGUC 17 1743 CCR5-1391 − AGGAGGUUUAGGUCAAG 17 1744 CCR5-1392 − UUUAGGUCAAGAAGAAG 17 1745 CCR5-1393 − AAGAUGGAUUGGUGUAA 17 1746 CCR5-1394 − UGGAUUGGUGUAAAAGG 17 1747 CCR5-1395 − AGGAUGGGUCUGGUUUG 17 1748 CCR5-1396 − GGUCUGGUUUGCAGAGC 17 1749 CCR5-1397 − CUCCAGGCUGUCUUUCA 17 1750 CCR5-1398 − UUUCCUUCCCAUCCCAG 17 1751 CCR5-1399 − CCAUCCCAGCUGAAAUA 17 1752 CCR5-1400 − AUCCCAGCUGAAAUACU 17 1753 CCR5-1401 − UCCCAGCUGAAAUACUG 17 1754 CCR5-1402 − AAAUACUGAGGGGUCUC 17 1755 CCR5-1403 − AAUACUGAGGGGUCUCC 17 1756 CCR5-1404 − UACUGAGGGGUCUCCAG 17 1757 CCR5-1405 − ACUGAGGGGUCUCCAGG 17 1758 CCR5-1406 − AGGAGGAGACUAGAUUU 17 1759 CCR5-1407 − ACUAGAUUUAUGAAUAC 17 1760 CCR5-1408 − UUAUGAAUACACGAGGU 17 1761 CCR5-1409 − ACACGAGGUAUGAGGUC 17 1762 CCR5-1410 − CACGAGGUAUGAGGUCU 17 1763 CCR5-1411 − CAUACUUCAGCUCACAC 17 1764 CCR5-1412 − UCACACAUGAGAUCUAG 17 1765 CCR5-1413 − ACACAUGAGAUCUAGGU 17 1766 CCR5-1414 − UACCUAGUAGUCAUUUC 17 1767 CCR5-1415 − AGUCAUUUCAUGGGUUG 17 1768 CCR5-1416 − GUCAUUUCAUGGGUUGU 17 1769 CCR5-1417 − UCAUUUCAUGGGUUGUU 17 1770 CCR5-1418 − AUUUCAUGGGUUGUUGG 17 1771 CCR5-1419 − GUUGUUGGGAGGAUUCU 17 1772 CCR5-1420 − ACUCUUAGUUACUCAUU 17 1773 CCR5-1421 − CUCUUAGUUACUCAUUC 17 1774 CCR5-1422 − CUCAUUCAGGGAUAGCA 17 1775 CCR5-1423 − UAGCACUGAGCAAAGCA 17 1776 CCR5-1424 − GAGCAAAGCAUUGAGCA 17 1777 CCR5-1425 − AGCAAAGCAUUGAGCAA 17 1778 CCR5-1426 − UGAGCAAAGGGGUCCCA 17 1779 CCR5-1427 − AAAGGGGUCCCAUAGAG 17 1780 CCR5-1428 − AGGGGUCCCAUAGAGGU 17 1781 CCR5-1429 − GGGGUCCCAUAGAGGUG 17 1782 CCR5-1430 − GGGUCCCAUAGAGGUGA 17 1783 CCR5-1431 − AUAGAGGUGAGGGAAGC 17 1784 CCR5-1432 − UUAACCGUCAAUAGGCA 17 1785 CCR5-1433 − UAACCGUCAAUAGGCAA 17 1786 CCR5-1434 − AACCGUCAAUAGGCAAA 17 1787 CCR5-1435 − ACCGUCAAUAGGCAAAG 17 1788 CCR5-1436 − CCGUCAAUAGGCAAAGG 17 1789 CCR5-1437 − CGUCAAUAGGCAAAGGG 17 1790 CCR5-1438 − CAAUAGGCAAAGGGGGG 17 1791 CCR5-1439 − AAUAGGCAAAGGGGGGA 17 1792 CCR5-1440 − GGAAGGGACAUAUUCAU 17 1793 CCR5-1441 − GAAGGGACAUAUUCAUU 17 1794 CCR5-1442 − UUUGGAAAUAAGCUGCC 17 1795 CCR5-1443 − AGCCUCCGUAUUUCAGA 17 1796 CCR5-1444 − UCCGUAUUUCAGACUGA 17 1797 CCR5-1445 − CCGUAUUUCAGACUGAA 17 1798 CCR5-1446 − CGUAUUUCAGACUGAAU 17 1799 CCR5-1447 − UUUCAGACUGAAUGGGG 17 1800 CCR5-1448 − UUCAGACUGAAUGGGGG 17 1801 CCR5-1449 − UCAGACUGAAUGGGGGU 17 1802 CCR5-1450 − CAGACUGAAUGGGGGUG 17 1803 CCR5-1451 − AGACUGAAUGGGGGUGG 17 1804 CCR5-1452 − GACUGAAUGGGGGUGGG 17 1805 CCR5-1453 − GCCUUCUCCAGACAAAC 17 1806 CCR5-1454 − AGACAAACCAGAAGCAA 17 1807 CCR5-1455 − AUCGUCUCUCCCUCCCU 17 1808 CCR5-1456 − CUCUCCCUCCCUUUGAA 17 1809 CCR5-1457 − AAUAUACCCCUUAGUGU 17 1810 CCR5-1458 − UGGGUAUAUUCAUUUCA 17 1811 CCR5-1459 − GGGUAUAUUCAUUUCAA 17 1812 CCR5-1460 − GGUAUAUUCAUUUCAAA 17 1813 CCR5-1461 − UAUAUUCAUUUCAAAGG 17 1814 CCR5-1462 − UAUUCAUUUCAAAGGGA 17 1815 CCR5-1463 − UUCAUUUCAAAGGGAGA 17 1816 CCR5-1464 − CAUUUCAAAGGGAGAGA 17 1817 CCR5-1465 − UAUGAUUGUGCACAUAC 17 1818 CCR5-1466 − ACAUACUUGAGACUGUU 17 1819 CCR5-1467 − UUGAGACUGUUUUGAAU 17 1820 CCR5-1468 − UGAGACUGUUUUGAAUU 17 1821 CCR5-1469 − GAGACUGUUUUGAAUUU 17 1822 CCR5-1470 − AGACUGUUUUGAAUUUG 17 1823 CCR5-1471 − AUCAUAGUACAGGUAAG 17 1824 CCR5-1472 − CAUAGUACAGGUAAGGU 17 1825 CCR5-1473 − AUAGUACAGGUAAGGUG 17 1826 CCR5-1474 − UAGUACAGGUAAGGUGA 17 1827 CCR5-1475 − UGAGGGAAUAGUAAGUG 17 1828 CCR5-1476 − AGGGAAUAGUAAGUGGU 17 1829 CCR5-1477 − AAGUGGUGAGAACUACU 17 1830 CCR5-1478 − AGUGGUGAGAACUACUC 17 1831 CCR5-1479 − GUGGUGAGAACUACUCA 17 1832 CCR5-1480 − UGAGAACUACUCAGGGA 17 1833 CCR5-1481 − UCAGGGAAUGAAGGUGU 17 1834 CCR5-1482 − GAAGGUGUCAGAAUAAU 17 1835 CCR5-1483 − ACUGACUUUCUCAGCCU 17 1836 CCR5-1484 − UUUCUCAGCCUCUGAAU 17 1837 CCR5-1485 − GCCUCUGAAUAUGAACG 17 1838 CCR5-1486 − AGCAUUGUGGCUGUCAG 17 1839 CCR5-1487 − GCAUUGUGGCUGUCAGC 17 1840 CCR5-1488 − GCUGUCAGCAGGAAGCA 17 1841 CCR5-1489 − GUCAGCAGGAAGCAACG 17 1842 CCR5-1490 − UCAGCAGGAAGCAACGA 17 1843 CCR5-1491 − CAGCAGGAAGCAACGAA 17 1844 CCR5-1492 − CCUUUUGCUCUUAAGUU 17 1845 CCR5-1493 − CUUUUGCUCUUAAGUUG 17 1846 CCR5-1494 − UUUGCUCUUAAGUUGUG 17 1847 CCR5-1495 − AGAGUGCAACAGUAGCA 17 1848 CCR5-1496 − GCAUAGGACCCUACCCU 17 1849 CCR5-1497 − UGCAUAUUCUUAUGUAU 17 1850 CCR5-1498 − UGAAAGUUACAAAUUGC 17 1851 CCR5-1499 − AGUUACAAAUUGCUUGA 17 1852 CCR5-1500 + UUUGUAACUUUCACAUACAU 20 1853 CCR5-1501 + AUAUGCAAAUACUAAGAUGU 20 1854 CCR5-1502 + AGAAUGUCUUUGACUUGGCC 20 1855 CCR5-1503 + AAUGUCUUUGACUUGGCCCA 20 1856 CCR5-1504 + CUUUGACUUGGCCCAGAGGG 20 1857 CCR5-1505 + UGUUGCACUCUCCACAACUU 20 1858 CCR5-1506 + UCUCCACAACUUAAGAGCAA 20 1859 CCR5-1507 + CUCCACAACUUAAGAGCAAA 20 1860 CCR5-1508 + CAAUGCUCACCGUUCAUAUU 20 1861 CCR5-1509 + UCACCGUUCAUAUUCAGAGG 20 1862 CCR5-1510 + ACCGUUCAUAUUCAGAGGCU 20 1863 CCR5-1511 + UAUUCUGACACCUUCAUUCC 20 1864 CCR5-1512 + UCAAGUAUGUGCACAAUCAU 20 1865 CCR5-1513 + AUGUGCACAAUCAUAUGAGA 20 1866 CCR5-1514 + CACAAUCAUAUGAGACAGAA 20 1867 CCR5-1515 + AAAAACCUCUCUCUCUCCCU 20 1868 CCR5-1516 + CCUCUCUCUCUCCCUUUGAA 20 1869 CCR5-1517 + AAUGAAUAUACCCAAACACU 20 1870 CCR5-1518 + AUGAAUAUACCCAAACACUA 20 1871 CCR5-1519 + UAAGGGGUAUAUUCAUUUCA 20 1872 CCR5-1520 + AAGGGGUAUAUUCAUUUCAA 20 1873 CCR5-1521 + AGGGGUAUAUUCAUUUCAAA 20 1874 CCR5-1522 + GGGUAUAUUCAUUUCAAAGG 20 1875 CCR5-1523 + GGUAUAUUCAUUUCAAAGGG 20 1876 CCR5-1524 + GUAUAUUCAUUUCAAAGGGA 20 1877 CCR5-1525 + AUAUUCAUUUCAAAGGGAGG 20 1878 CCR5-1526 + UUCUGUUGCUUCUGGUUUGU 20 1879 CCR5-1527 + UCUGUUGCUUCUGGUUUGUC 20 1880 CCR5-1528 + UGUUGCUUCUGGUUUGUCUG 20 1881 CCR5-1529 + GGUUUGUCUGGAGAAGGCAU 20 1882 CCR5-1530 + GUUUGUCUGGAGAAGGCAUC 20 1883 CCR5-1531 + CCCCCCCACCCCCAUUCAGU 20 1884 CCR5-1532 + ACCCCCAUUCAGUCUGAAAU 20 1885 CCR5-1533 + CCCCCAUUCAGUCUGAAAUA 20 1886 CCR5-1534 + GGCUGGUAAAUUGUACUUUU 20 1887 CCR5-1535 + UCAAGGCAGCUUAUUUCCAA 20 1888 CCR5-1536 + UGCCUAUUGACGGUUAAAUG 20 1889 CCR5-1537 + GAUACCUACACUUGUGUGCA 20 1890 CCR5-1538 + UUCAGGCUUCCCUCACCUCU 20 1891 CCR5-1539 + UCAGGCUUCCCUCACCUCUA 20 1892 CCR5-1540 + UGCUUUGCUCAGUGCUAUCC 20 1893 CCR5-1541 + UUGCUCAGUGCUAUCCCUGA 20 1894 CCR5-1542 + CUAUCCCUGAAUGAGUAACU 20 1895 CCR5-1543 + AACUAAGAGUUUGAUGCUUA 20 1896 CCR5-1544 + UGCUGCCUGUGGUUGCCUCA 20 1897 CCR5-1545 + UAGAAUCCUCCCAACAACCC 20 1898 CCR5-1546 + UCCUCACCUAGAUCUCAUGU 20 1899 CCR5-1547 + ACCUAGAUCUCAUGUGUGAG 20 1900 CCR5-1548 + UUCAUAAAUCUAGUCUCCUC 20 1901 CCR5-1549 + UCAUAAAUCUAGUCUCCUCC 20 1902 CCR5-1550 + GAGACCCCUCAGUAUUUCAG 20 1903 CCR5-1551 + AGACCCCUCAGUAUUUCAGC 20 1904 CCR5-1552 + CCCUCAGUAUUUCAGCUGGG 20 1905 CCR5-1553 + CCUCAGUAUUUCAGCUGGGA 20 1906 CCR5-1554 + CUCAGUAUUUCAGCUGGGAU 20 1907 CCR5-1555 + AGUAUUUCAGCUGGGAUGGG 20 1908 CCR5-1556 + GUAUUUCAGCUGGGAUGGGA 20 1909 CCR5-1557 + CUGGGAUGGGAAGGAAAUCU 20 1910 CCR5-1558 + GGGAAGGAAAUCUAUGAAGU 20 1911 CCR5-1559 + UAUGAAGUCAGAAGCAUUCA 20 1912 CCR5-1560 + AGCAUUCAGUGAAAGACAGC 20 1913 CCR5-1561 + GCAUUCAGUGAAAGACAGCC 20 1914 CCR5-1562 + AGUGAAAGACAGCCUGGAGU 20 1915 CCR5-1563 + AAAGACAGCCUGGAGUCUGG 20 1916 CCR5-1564 + UCUGUGCUUGAUGUCUUUUC 20 1917 CCR5-1565 + CAAGGGUUUCUCCAAUCUGC 20 1918 CCR5-1566 + UCUCCAAUCUGCUUGAAGAC 20 1919 CCR5-1567 + CUCCAAUCUGCUUGAAGACU 20 1920 CCR5-1568 + UCUGCAUCCUCAUAUGCUGC 20 1921 CCR5-1569 + CCUCCCUCCUUCCCAUCCUU 20 1922 CCR5-1570 + CUCCUUCCCAUCCUCACGCC 20 1923 CCR5-1571 + UCCUCACGCCUUGAGCUUAG 20 1924 CCR5-1572 + GAGGCCAUCCUCACCCUGAC 20 1925 CCR5-1573 + GGCCAUCCUCACCCUGACCU 20 1926 CCR5-1574 + UCCUGACCCUCCUUUGGCCA 20 1927 CCR5-1575 + AAACCUUCUGCAACACCAAC 20 1928 CCR5-1576 + CUGCUCAGCUCAUGACUUAG 20 1929 CCR5-1577 + UGCUCAGCUCAUGACUUAGA 20 1930 CCR5-1578 + UUGCCCAUGCAGUGCUUGCA 20 1931 CCR5-1579 + ACUCAAAUUCCUUCUCAUUU 20 1932 CCR5-1580 + UCUCGCCUGGUUCUAAGUCA 20 1933 CCR5-1581 + UGAAACUUAUUAACCAUACC 20 1934 CCR5-1582 + GAAACUUAUUAACCAUACCU 20 1935 CCR5-1583 + AACUUAUUAACCAUACCUUG 20 1936 CCR5-1584 + ACUUAUUAACCAUACCUUGG 20 1937 CCR5-1585 + CUUAUUAACCAUACCUUGGA 20 1938 CCR5-1586 + UUAUUAACCAUACCUUGGAG 20 1939 CCR5-1587 + CCUUGGAGGGGAAAUCACAC 20 1940 CCR5-1588 + AGGUAAAAAGUUGUACAUUU 20 1941 CCR5-1589 + CUGUUCAGAUCACUAAACUC 20 1942 CCR5-1590 + ACUCAAGAAUCAGCAAUUCU 20 1943 CCR5-1591 + GCUUUCUUUUAAAUAUACAU 20 1944 CCR5-1592 + CUUUCUUUUAAAUAUACAUA 20 1945 CCR5-1593 + UAAAUAUACAUAAGGAACUU 20 1946 CCR5-1594 + AAAUAUACAUAAGGAACUUU 20 1947 CCR5-1595 + AUACAUAAGGAACUUUCGGA 20 1948 CCR5-1596 + CAUAAGGAACUUUCGGAGUG 20 1949 CCR5-1597 + AUAAGGAACUUUCGGAGUGA 20 1950 CCR5-1598 + UAAGGAACUUUCGGAGUGAA 20 1951 CCR5-1599 + AGGAACUUUCGGAGUGAAGG 20 1952 CCR5-1600 + UUGUCAAUAACUUGAUGCAU 20 1953 CCR5-1601 + UCAAUAACUUGAUGCAUGUG 20 1954 CCR5-1602 + CAAUAACUUGAUGCAUGUGA 20 1955 CCR5-1603 + AAUAACUUGAUGCAUGUGAA 20 1956 CCR5-1604 + AUAACUUGAUGCAUGUGAAG 20 1957 CCR5-1605 + GAUUUGGCUUUCUAUAAUUG 20 1958 CCR5-1606 + UUUAAACAGAUGCCAAAUAA 20 1959 CCR5-1607 + AACAGAUGCCAAAUAAAUGG 20 1960 CCR5-1608 + ACCCCCAGCCCAGGCUGUGU 20 1961 CCR5-1609 + AGCCAUGUGCACAACUCUGA 20 1962 CCR5-1610 + UGACUGGGUCACCAGCCCAC 20 1963 CCR5-1611 + CAGAUAUUUCCUGCUCCCCA 20 1964 CCR5-1612 + AUUUCCUGCUCCCCAGUGGA 20 1965 CCR5-1613 + CCCAGUGGAUCGGGUGUAAA 20 1966 CCR5-1614 + UGUAAACUGAGCUUGCUCGC 20 1967 CCR5-1615 + GUAAACUGAGCUUGCUCGCU 20 1968 CCR5-1616 + UAAACUGAGCUUGCUCGCUC 20 1969 CCR5-1617 + GCUCGCUCGGGAGCCUCUUG 20 1970 CCR5-1618 + CUCGCUCGGGAGCCUCUUGC 20 1971 CCR5-1619 + GGGAGCCUCUUGCUGGAAAA 20 1972 CCR5-1620 + GGAAAAUAGAACAGCAUUUG 20 1973 CCR5-1621 + AAGCGUUUGGCAAUGUGCUU 20 1974 CCR5-1622 + AGCGUUUGGCAAUGUGCUUU 20 1975 CCR5-1623 + GUUUGGCAAUGUGCUUUUGG 20 1976 CCR5-1624 + UGUGCUUUUGGAAGAAGACU 20 1977 CCR5-1625 + AGAAGACUAAGAGGUAGUUU 20 1978 CCR5-1626 + CCCCGACAAAGGCAUAGAUG 20 1979 CCR5-1627 + CCCGACAAAGGCAUAGAUGA 20 1980 CCR5-1628 + AUGCAGCAGUGCGUCAUCCC 20 1981 CCR5-1629 + CAUAGCUUGGUCCAACCUGU 20 1982 CCR5-1630 + UACUGCAAUUAUUCAGGCCA 20 1983 CCR5-1631 + UUAUUCAGGCCAAAGAAUUC 20 1984 CCR5-1632 + UAUUCAGGCCAAAGAAUUCC 20 1985 CCR5-1633 + AAGAAUUCCUGGAAGGUGUU 20 1986 CCR5-1634 + AGAAUUCCUGGAAGGUGUUC 20 1987 CCR5-1635 + AAUUCCUGGAAGGUGUUCAG 20 1988 CCR5-1636 + UCCUGGAAGGUGUUCAGGAG 20 1989 CCR5-1637 + UCAGGAGAAGGACAAUGUUG 20 1990 CCR5-1638 + CAGGAGAAGGACAAUGUUGU 20 1991 CCR5-1639 + AGGAGAAGGACAAUGUUGUA 20 1992 CCR5-1640 + GGACAAUGUUGUAGGGAGCC 20 1993 CCR5-1641 + CAAUGUUGUAGGGAGCCCAG 20 1994 CCR5-1642 + AUGUUGUAGGGAGCCCAGAA 20 1995 CCR5-1643 + GAAAAUAAACAAUCAUGAUG 20 1996 CCR5-1644 + CUCUUCUUCUCAUUUCGACA 20 1997 CCR5-1645 + UUCUCAUUUCGACACCGAAG 20 1998 CCR5-1646 + CGACACCGAAGCAGAGUUUU 20 1999 CCR5-1647 + AAGCAGAGUUUUUAGGAUUC 20 2000 CCR5-1648 + AUGACCAUGACAAGCAGCGG 20 2001 CCR5-1649 + AAGAUGACUAUCUUUAAUGU 20 2002 CCR5-1650 + AGAUGACUAUCUUUAAUGUC 20 2003 CCR5-1651 + UUAAUGUCUGGAAAUUCUUC 20 2004 CCR5-1652 + CCAGAAUUGAUACUGACUGU 20 2005 CCR5-1653 + CAGAAUUGAUACUGACUGUA 20 2006 CCR5-1654 + UGAUACUGACUGUAUGGAAA 20 2007 CCR5-1655 + AUACUGACUGUAUGGAAAAU 20 2008 CCR5-1656 + AAAUGAGAGCUGCAGGUGUA 20 2009 CCR5-1657 + GUGUAAUGAAGACCUUCUUU 20 2010 CCR5-1658 + GUAACUUUCACAUACAU 17 2011 CCR5-1659 + UGCAAAUACUAAGAUGU 17 2012 CCR5-1660 + AUGUCUUUGACUUGGCC 17 2013 CCR5-1661 + GUCUUUGACUUGGCCCA 17 2014 CCR5-1662 + UGACUUGGCCCAGAGGG 17 2015 CCR5-1663 + UGCACUCUCCACAACUU 17 2016 CCR5-1664 + CCACAACUUAAGAGCAA 17 2017 CCR5-1665 + CACAACUUAAGAGCAAA 17 2018 CCR5-1666 + UGCUCACCGUUCAUAUU 17 2019 CCR5-1667 + CCGUUCAUAUUCAGAGG 17 2020 CCR5-1668 + GUUCAUAUUCAGAGGCU 17 2021 CCR5-1669 + UCUGACACCUUCAUUCC 17 2022 CCR5-1670 + AGUAUGUGCACAAUCAU 17 2023 CCR5-1671 + UGCACAAUCAUAUGAGA 17 2024 CCR5-1672 + AAUCAUAUGAGACAGAA 17 2025 CCR5-1673 + AACCUCUCUCUCUCCCU 17 2026 CCR5-1674 + CUCUCUCUCCCUUUGAA 17 2027 CCR5-1675 + GAAUAUACCCAAACACU 17 2028 CCR5-1676 + AAUAUACCCAAACACUA 17 2029 CCR5-1677 + GGGGUAUAUUCAUUUCA 17 2030 CCR5-1678 + GGGUAUAUUCAUUUCAA 17 2031 CCR5-1679 + GGUAUAUUCAUUUCAAA 17 2032 CCR5-1680 + UAUAUUCAUUUCAAAGG 17 2033 CCR5-1681 + AUAUUCAUUUCAAAGGG 17 2034 CCR5-1682 + UAUUCAUUUCAAAGGGA 17 2035 CCR5-1683 + UUCAUUUCAAAGGGAGG 17 2036 CCR5-1684 + UGUUGCUUCUGGUUUGU 17 2037 CCR5-1685 + GUUGCUUCUGGUUUGUC 17 2038 CCR5-1686 + UGCUUCUGGUUUGUCUG 17 2039 CCR5-1687 + UUGUCUGGAGAAGGCAU 17 2040 CCR5-1688 + UGUCUGGAGAAGGCAUC 17 2041 CCR5-1689 + CCCCACCCCCAUUCAGU 17 2042 CCR5-1690 + CCCAUUCAGUCUGAAAU 17 2043 CCR5-1691 + CCAUUCAGUCUGAAAUA 17 2044 CCR5-1692 + UGGUAAAUUGUACUUUU 17 2045 CCR5-1693 + AGGCAGCUUAUUUCCAA 17 2046 CCR5-1694 + CUAUUGACGGUUAAAUG 17 2047 CCR5-1695 + ACCUACACUUGUGUGCA 17 2048 CCR5-1696 + AGGCUUCCCUCACCUCU 17 2049 CCR5-1697 + GGCUUCCCUCACCUCUA 17 2050 CCR5-1698 + UUUGCUCAGUGCUAUCC 17 2051 CCR5-1699 + CUCAGUGCUAUCCCUGA 17 2052 CCR5-1700 + UCCCUGAAUGAGUAACU 17 2053 CCR5-1701 + UAAGAGUUUGAUGCUUA 17 2054 CCR5-1702 + UGCCUGUGGUUGCCUCA 17 2055 CCR5-1703 + AAUCCUCCCAACAACCC 17 2056 CCR5-1704 + UCACCUAGAUCUCAUGU 17 2057 CCR5-1705 + UAGAUCUCAUGUGUGAG 17 2058 CCR5-1706 + AUAAAUCUAGUCUCCUC 17 2059 CCR5-1707 + UAAAUCUAGUCUCCUCC 17 2060 CCR5-1708 + ACCCCUCAGUAUUUCAG 17 2061 CCR5-1709 + CCCCUCAGUAUUUCAGC 17 2062 CCR5-1710 + UCAGUAUUUCAGCUGGG 17 2063 CCR5-1711 + CAGUAUUUCAGCUGGGA 17 2064 CCR5-1712 + AGUAUUUCAGCUGGGAU 17 2065 CCR5-1713 + AUUUCAGCUGGGAUGGG 17 2066 CCR5-1714 + UUUCAGCUGGGAUGGGA 17 2067 CCR5-1715 + GGAUGGGAAGGAAAUCU 17 2068 CCR5-1716 + AAGGAAAUCUAUGAAGU 17 2069 CCR5-1717 + GAAGUCAGAAGCAUUCA 17 2070 CCR5-1718 + AUUCAGUGAAAGACAGC 17 2071 CCR5-1719 + UUCAGUGAAAGACAGCC 17 2072 CCR5-1720 + GAAAGACAGCCUGGAGU 17 2073 CCR5-1721 + GACAGCCUGGAGUCUGG 17 2074 CCR5-1722 + GUGCUUGAUGUCUUUUC 17 2075 CCR5-1723 + GGGUUUCUCCAAUCUGC 17 2076 CCR5-1724 + CCAAUCUGCUUGAAGAC 17 2077 CCR5-1725 + CAAUCUGCUUGAAGACU 17 2078 CCR5-1726 + GCAUCCUCAUAUGCUGC 17 2079 CCR5-1727 + CCCUCCUUCCCAUCCUU 17 2080 CCR5-1728 + CUUCCCAUCCUCACGCC 17 2081 CCR5-1729 + UCACGCCUUGAGCUUAG 17 2082 CCR5-1730 + GCCAUCCUCACCCUGAC 17 2083 CCR5-1731 + CAUCCUCACCCUGACCU 17 2084 CCR5-1732 + UGACCCUCCUUUGGCCA 17 2085 CCR5-1733 + CCUUCUGCAACACCAAC 17 2086 CCR5-1734 + CUCAGCUCAUGACUUAG 17 2087 CCR5-1735 + UCAGCUCAUGACUUAGA 17 2088 CCR5-1736 + CCCAUGCAGUGCUUGCA 17 2089 CCR5-1737 + CAAAUUCCUUCUCAUUU 17 2090 CCR5-1738 + CGCCUGGUUCUAAGUCA 17 2091 CCR5-1739 + AACUUAUUAACCAUACC 17 2092 CCR5-1740 + ACUUAUUAACCAUACCU 17 2093 CCR5-1741 + UUAUUAACCAUACCUUG 17 2094 CCR5-1742 + UAUUAACCAUACCUUGG 17 2095 CCR5-1743 + AUUAACCAUACCUUGGA 17 2096 CCR5-1744 + UUAACCAUACCUUGGAG 17 2097 CCR5-1745 + UGGAGGGGAAAUCACAC 17 2098 CCR5-1746 + UAAAAAGUUGUACAUUU 17 2099 CCR5-1747 + UUCAGAUCACUAAACUC 17 2100 CCR5-1748 + CAAGAAUCAGCAAUUCU 17 2101 CCR5-1749 + UUCUUUUAAAUAUACAU 17 2102 CCR5-1750 + UCUUUUAAAUAUACAUA 17 2103 CCR5-1751 + AUAUACAUAAGGAACUU 17 2104 CCR5-1752 + UAUACAUAAGGAACUUU 17 2105 CCR5-1753 + CAUAAGGAACUUUCGGA 17 2106 CCR5-1754 + AAGGAACUUUCGGAGUG 17 2107 CCR5-1755 + AGGAACUUUCGGAGUGA 17 2108 CCR5-1756 + GGAACUUUCGGAGUGAA 17 2109 CCR5-1757 + AACUUUCGGAGUGAAGG 17 2110 CCR5-1758 + UCAAUAACUUGAUGCAU 17 2111 CCR5-1759 + AUAACUUGAUGCAUGUG 17 2112 CCR5-1760 + UAACUUGAUGCAUGUGA 17 2113 CCR5-1761 + AACUUGAUGCAUGUGAA 17 2114 CCR5-1762 + ACUUGAUGCAUGUGAAG 17 2115 CCR5-1763 + UUGGCUUUCUAUAAUUG 17 2116 CCR5-1764 + AAACAGAUGCCAAAUAA 17 2117 CCR5-1765 + AGAUGCCAAAUAAAUGG 17 2118 CCR5-1766 + CCCAGCCCAGGCUGUGU 17 2119 CCR5-1767 + CAUGUGCACAACUCUGA 17 2120 CCR5-1768 + CUGGGUCACCAGCCCAC 17 2121 CCR5-1769 + AUAUUUCCUGCUCCCCA 17 2122 CCR5-1770 + UCCUGCUCCCCAGUGGA 17 2123 CCR5-1771 + AGUGGAUCGGGUGUAAA 17 2124 CCR5-1772 + AAACUGAGCUUGCUCGC 17 2125 CCR5-1773 + AACUGAGCUUGCUCGCU 17 2126 CCR5-1774 + ACUGAGCUUGCUCGCUC 17 2127 CCR5-1775 + CGCUCGGGAGCCUCUUG 17 2128 CCR5-1776 + GCUCGGGAGCCUCUUGC 17 2129 CCR5-1777 + AGCCUCUUGCUGGAAAA 17 2130 CCR5-1778 + AAAUAGAACAGCAUUUG 17 2131 CCR5-1779 + CGUUUGGCAAUGUGCUU 17 2132 CCR5-1780 + GUUUGGCAAUGUGCUUU 17 2133 CCR5-1781 + UGGCAAUGUGCUUUUGG 17 2134 CCR5-1782 + GCUUUUGGAAGAAGACU 17 2135 CCR5-1783 + AGACUAAGAGGUAGUUU 17 2136 CCR5-1784 + CGACAAAGGCAUAGAUG 17 2137 CCR5-1785 + GACAAAGGCAUAGAUGA 17 2138 CCR5-1786 + CAGCAGUGCGUCAUCCC 17 2139 CCR5-1787 + AGCUUGGUCCAACCUGU 17 2140 CCR5-1788 + UGCAAUUAUUCAGGCCA 17 2141 CCR5-1789 + UUCAGGCCAAAGAAUUC 17 2142 CCR5-1790 + UCAGGCCAAAGAAUUCC 17 2143 CCR5-1791 + AAUUCCUGGAAGGUGUU 17 2144 CCR5-1792 + AUUCCUGGAAGGUGUUC 17 2145 CCR5-1793 + UCCUGGAAGGUGUUCAG 17 2146 CCR5-1794 + UGGAAGGUGUUCAGGAG 17 2147 CCR5-1795 + GGAGAAGGACAAUGUUG 17 2148 CCR5-1796 + GAGAAGGACAAUGUUGU 17 2149 CCR5-1797 + AGAAGGACAAUGUUGUA 17 2150 CCR5-1798 + CAAUGUUGUAGGGAGCC 17 2151 CCR5-1799 + UGUUGUAGGGAGCCCAG 17 2152 CCR5-1800 + UUGUAGGGAGCCCAGAA 17 2153 CCR5-1801 + AAUAAACAAUCAUGAUG 17 2154 CCR5-1802 + UUCUUCUCAUUUCGACA 17 2155 CCR5-1803 + UCAUUUCGACACCGAAG 17 2156 CCR5-1804 + CACCGAAGCAGAGUUUU 17 2157 CCR5-1805 + CAGAGUUUUUAGGAUUC 17 2158 CCR5-1806 + ACCAUGACAAGCAGCGG 17 2159 CCR5-1807 + AUGACUAUCUUUAAUGU 17 2160 CCR5-1808 + UGACUAUCUUUAAUGUC 17 2161 CCR5-1809 + AUGUCUGGAAAUUCUUC 17 2162 CCR5-1810 + GAAUUGAUACUGACUGU 17 2163 CCR5-1811 + AAUUGAUACUGACUGUA 17 2164 CCR5-1812 + UACUGACUGUAUGGAAA 17 2165 CCR5-1813 + CUGACUGUAUGGAAAAU 17 2166 CCR5-1814 + UGAGAGCUGCAGGUGUA 17 2167 CCR5-1815 + UAAUGAAGACCUUCUUU 17 2168

Table 1F provides exemplary targeting domains for knocking out the CCR5 gene. In an embodiment, the targeting domain is the exact complement of the target domain. Any of the targeting domains in the table can be used with an N. meningitides Cas9 molecule that gives double stranded cleavage. Any of the targeting domains in the table can be used with an N. meningitides Cas9 single-stranded break nucleases (nickases). In an embodiment, dual targeting is used to create two nicks.

TABLE 1F Target gRNA DNA Site SEQ ID Name Strand Targeting Domain Length NO CCR5-1816 + AUGGACGACAGCCAGGUACC 20 2169 CCR5-1817 + GAUUGUCAGGAGGAUGAUGA 20 2170 CCR5-1818 + GAGCGGAGGCAGGAGGCGGG 20 2171 CCR5-1819 + GCGGGCUGCGAUUUGCUUCA 20 2172 CCR5-1820 + CGAUGUAUAAUAAUUGAUGU 20 2173 CCR5-1821 + GACGACAGCCAGGUACC 17 2174 CCR5-1822 + UGUCAGGAGGAUGAUGA 17 2175 CCR5-1823 + CGGAGGCAGGAGGCGGG 17 2176 CCR5-1824 + GGCUGCGAUUUGCUUCA 17 2177 CCR5-1825 + UGUAUAAUAAUUGAUGU 17 2178 CCR5-1826 − UGUGAGGCUUAUCUUCACCA 20 2179 CCR5-1827 − AAGUUACUGUUAUAGAGGGU 20 2180 CCR5-1828 − UUUAUUUGGCAUCUGUUUAA 20 2181 CCR5-1829 − AAAAGAAAGCCUCAGAGAAU 20 2182 CCR5-1830 − UAUGGGGAGAAAAGACAUGA 20 2183 CCR5-1831 − AAAGAAAUGACACUUUUCAU 20 2184 CCR5-1832 − UGCAGAGUCAGCAGAACUGG 20 2185 CCR5-1833 − GAGAGAAUCCCUAGUCUUCA 20 2186 CCR5-1834 − GAGGUUUAGGUCAAGAAGAA 20 2187 CCR5-1835 − UCACUGAAUGCUUCUGACUU 20 2188 CCR5-1836 − UGAGGGGUCUCCAGGAGGAG 20 2189 CCR5-1837 − GCUCACACAUGAGAUCUAGG 20 2190 CCR5-1838 − ACACAUGAGAUCUAGGUGAG 20 2191 CCR5-1839 − AGUCAUUUCAUGGGUUGUUG 20 2192 CCR5-1840 − GUUUUUUUCUGUUCUGUCUC 20 2193 CCR5-1841 − GAGGCUUAUCUUCACCA 17 2194 CCR5-1842 − UUACUGUUAUAGAGGGU 17 2195 CCR5-1843 − AUUUGGCAUCUGUUUAA 17 2196 CCR5-1844 − AGAAAGCCUCAGAGAAU 17 2197 CCR5-1845 − GGGGAGAAAAGACAUGA 17 2198 CCR5-1846 − GAAAUGACACUUUUCAU 17 2199 CCR5-1847 − AGAGUCAGCAGAACUGG 17 2200 CCR5-1848 − AGAAUCCCUAGUCUUCA 17 2201 CCR5-1849 − GUUUAGGUCAAGAAGAA 17 2202 CCR5-1850 − CUGAAUGCUUCUGACUU 17 2203 CCR5-1851 − GGGGUCUCCAGGAGGAG 17 2204 CCR5-1852 − CACACAUGAGAUCUAGG 17 2205 CCR5-1853 − CAUGAGAUCUAGGUGAG 17 2206 CCR5-1854 − CAUUUCAUGGGUUGUUG 17 2207 CCR5-1855 − UUUUUCUGUUCUGUCUC 17 2208 CCR5-1856 + UUCAUUUCAAAGGGAGGGAG 20 2209 CCR5-1857 + UCUCCAAUCUGCUUGAAGAC 20 2210 CCR5-1858 + UGCUAUUUUUCAUCAACAUA 20 2211 CCR5-1859 + UCGACACCGAAGCAGAGUUU 20 2212 CCR5-1860 + AUUUCAAAGGGAGGGAG 17 2213 CCR5-1861 + CCAAUCUGCUUGAAGAC 17 2214 CCR5-1862 + UAUUUUUCAUCAACAUA 17 2215 CCR5-1863 + ACACCGAAGCAGAGUUU 17 2216

Table 2A provides exemplary targeting domains for knocking out the CCR5 gene selected according to the first tier parameters. The targeting domains bind within the first 500 bp of the coding sequence (e.g., within 500 bp downstream from the start codon) and have a high level of orthogonality. It is contemplated herein that in an embodiment the targeting domain hybridizes to the target domain through complementary base pairing. Any of the targeting domains in the table can be used with a S. pyogenes Cas9 molecule that generates a double stranded break (Cas9 nuclease) or a single-stranded break (Cas9 nickase).

TABLE 2A 1st Tier Target gRNA DNA Site SEQ ID Name Strand Targeting Domain Length NO CCR5-115 − ACUAUGCUGCCGCCCAG 17 4343 CCR5-121 − UCCUCCUGACAAUCGAU 17 4344 CCR5-116 − CUAUGCUGCCGCCCAGU 17 4345 CCR5-3 − GCCGCCCAGUGGGACUU 17 4346 CCR5-53 − UUGACAGGGCUCUAUUUUAU 20 4347 CCR5-75 − UCACUAUGCUGCCGCCCAGU 20 4348

Table 2B provides exemplary targeting domains for knocking out the CCR5 gene selected according to the second tier parameters. The targeting domains bind within the first 500 bp of the coding sequence (e.g., within 500 bp downstream from the start codon). It is contemplated herein that in an embodiment the targeting domain hybridizes to the target domain through complementary base pairing. Any of the targeting domains in the table can be used with a S. pyogenes Cas9 molecule that generates a double stranded break (Cas9 nuclease) or a single-stranded break (Cas9 nickase).

TABLE 2B 2nd Tier Target gRNA DNA Site SEQ ID Name Strand Targeting Domain Length NO CCR5-111 − UCCUGAUAAACUGCAAA 17 4349 CCR5-135 + ACUUGUCACCACCCCAA 17 4350 CCR5-4 + GCAUAGUGAGCCCAGAA 17 4351 CCR5-1864 − CUUUUUAUUUAUGCACA 17 4352 CCR5-118 − UGUGUCAACUCUUGACA 17 4353 CCR5-151 + UUAAAGCAAACACAGCA 17 4354 CCR5-132 + ACAUUGAUUUUUUGGCA 17 4355 CCR5-1865 − ACCAGAUCUCAAAAAGA 17 4356 CCR5-1866 − CACAGGGUGGAACAAGA 17 4357 CCR5-136 + AGAAGGGGACAGUAAGA 17 4358 CCR5-139 + AGCAUAGUGAGCCCAGA 17 4359 CCR5-5 + GAAAAACAGGUCAGAGA 17 4360 CCR5-123 − UGCUUUAAAAGCCAGGA 17 4361 CCR5-144 + CAGUAAGAAGGAAAAAC 17 4362 CCR5-148 + UAUUUCCAAAGUCCCAC 17 4363 CCR5-1867 − ACUUUUUAUUUAUGCAC 17 4364 CCR5-1 − GCCUCCGCUCUACUCAC 17 4365 CCR5-52 − AUGUGUCAACUCUUGAC 17 4366 CCR5-112 − CAUCUACCUGCUCAACC 17 4367 CCR5-10 − GACAAUCGAUAGGUACC 17 4368 CCR5-129 − GUGUUUGCGUCUCUCCC 17 4369 CCR5-122 − UGUUUGCUUUAAAAGCC 17 4370 CCR5-143 + CAGCAUGGACGACAGCC 17 4371 CCR5-131 + ACAGGUCAGAGAUGGCC 17 4372 CCR5-146 + CCCAAAGGUGACCGUCC 17 4373 CCR5-1868 + CUGGUAAAGAUGAUUCC 17 4374 CCR5-138 + AGAUGGCCAGGUUGAGC 17 4375 CCR5-8 + GAGCGGAGGCAGGAGGC 17 4376 CCR5-7 + GUGAGUAGAGCGGAGGC 17 4377 CCR5-64 + CACAUUGAUUUUUUGGC 17 4378 CCR5-110 − UUUUGUGGGCAACAUGC 17 4379 CCR5-1869 + ACCUUCUUUUUGAGAUC 17 4380 CCR5-6 + GCCUUUUGCAGUUUAUC 17 4381 CCR5-120 − UUUAUAGGCUUCUUCUC 17 4382 CCR5-14 + GGUACCUAUCGAUUGUC 17 4383 CCR5-113 − UUCUUACUGUCCCCUUC 17 4384 CCR5-145 + CAUAGUGAGCCCAGAAG 17 4385 CCR5-130 + AACACCAGUGAGUAGAG 17 4386 CCR5-65 + AGUAGAGCGGAGGCAGG 17 4387 CCR5-134 + ACCUAUCGAUUGUCAGG 17 4388 CCR5-137 + AGAGCGGAGGCAGGAGG 17 4389 CCR5-133 + ACCAGUGAGUAGAGCGG 17 4390 CCR5-1870 − UUUAUUUAUGCACAGGG 17 4391 CCR5-12 − GACGGUCACCUUUGGGG 17 4392 CCR5-149 + UCCAAAGUCCCACUGGG 17 4393 CCR5-127 − AAGUGUGAUCACUUGGG 17 4394 CCR5-128 − UGUGAUCACUUGGGUGG 17 4395 CCR5-150 + UGCAGUUUAUCAGGAUG 17 4396 CCR5-125 − CAGGACGGUCACCUUUG 17 4397 CCR5-2 − GUUCAUCUUUGGUUUUG 17 4398 CCR5-107 − CAUCAAUUAUUAUACAU 17 4399 CCR5-147 + UAAUUGAUGUCAUAGAU 17 4400 CCR5-119 − ACAGGGCUCUAUUUUAU 17 4401 CCR5-141 + AUUUCCAAAGUCCCACU 17 4402 CCR5-126 − UGACAAGUGUGAUCACU 17 4403 CCR5-1871 + UGGUAAAGAUGAUUCCU 17 4404 CCR5-114 − UCUUACUGUCCCCUUCU 17 4405 CCR5-109 − UUCAUCUUUGGUUUUGU 17 4406 CCR5-13 − GACAAGUGUGAUCACUU 17 4407 CCR5-11 − GCCAGGACGGUCACCUU 17 4408 CCR5-108 − UCACUGGUGUUCAUCUU 17 4409 CCR5-124 − CCAGGACGGUCACCUUU 17 4410 CCR5-9 + GCUUCACAUUGAUUUUU 17 4411 CCR5-70 − UCAUCCUGAUAAACUGCAAA 20 4412 CCR5-94 + CACACUUGUCACCACCCCAA 20 4413 CCR5-47 + GCAGCAUAGUGAGCCCAGAA 20 4414 CCR5-76 − CAAUGUGUCAACUCUUGACA 20 4415 CCR5-100 + CUUUUAAAGCAAACACAGCA 20 4416 CCR5-103 + UUCACAUUGAUUUUUUGGCA 20 4417 CCR5-1872 − UUUACCAGAUCUCAAAAAGA 20 4418 CCR5-1873 − AUGCACAGGGUGGAACAAGA 20 4419 CCR5-99 + CCCAGAAGGGGACAGUAAGA 20 4420 CCR5-46 + GGCAGCAUAGUGAGCCCAGA 20 4421 CCR5-89 + AAGGAAAAACAGGUCAGAGA 20 4422 CCR5-79 − GUUUGCUUUAAAAGCCAGGA 20 4423 CCR5-48 + GGACAGUAAGAAGGAAAAAC 20 4424 CCR5-104 + UUGUAUUUCCAAAGUCCCAC 20 4425 CCR5-66 − CCUGCCUCCGCUCUACUCAC 20 4426 CCR5-51 − ACAAUGUGUCAACUCUUGAC 20 4427 CCR5-71 − UGACAUCUACCUGCUCAACC 20 4428 CCR5-57 − CCUGACAAUCGAUAGGUACC 20 4429 CCR5-59 − GCUGUGUUUGCGUCUCUCCC 20 4430 CCR5-78 − CUGUGUUUGCUUUAAAAGCC 20 4431 CCR5-90 + ACACAGCAUGGACGACAGCC 20 4432 CCR5-87 + AAAACAGGUCAGAGAUGGCC 20 4433 CCR5-95 + CACCCCAAAGGUGACCGUCC 20 4434 CCR5-1874 + GAUCUGGUAAAGAUGAUUCC 20 4435 CCR5-96 + CAGAGAUGGCCAGGUUGAGC 20 4436 CCR5-50 + GUAGAGCGGAGGCAGGAGGC 20 4437 CCR5-98 + CCAGUGAGUAGAGCGGAGGC 20 4438 CCR5-63 + CUUCACAUUGAUUUUUUGGC 20 4439 CCR5-69 − UGGUUUUGUGGGCAACAUGC 20 4440 CCR5-1875 + AAGACCUUCUUUUUGAGAUC 20 4441 CCR5-62 + UCAGCCUUUUGCAGUUUAUC 20 4442 CCR5-77 − UAUUUUAUAGGCUUCUUCUC 20 4443 CCR5-60 + CCAGGUACCUAUCGAUUGUC 20 4444 CCR5-72 − UCCUUCUUACUGUCCCCUUC 20 4445 CCR5-97 + CAGCAUAGUGAGCCCAGAAG 20 4446 CCR5-74 − CUCACUAUGCUGCCGCCCAG 20 4447 CCR5-92 + AUGAACACCAGUGAGUAGAG 20 4448 CCR5-49 + GUGAGUAGAGCGGAGGCAGG 20 4449 CCR5-45 + GGUACCUAUCGAUUGUCAGG 20 4450 CCR5-91 + AGUAGAGCGGAGGCAGGAGG 20 4451 CCR5-88 + AACACCAGUGAGUAGAGCGG 20 4452 CCR5-1876 − CUUUUUAUUUAUGCACAGGG 20 4453 CCR5-83 − CAGGACGGUCACCUUUGGGG 20 4454 CCR5-93 + AUUUCCAAAGUCCCACUGGG 20 4455 CCR5-85 − GACAAGUGUGAUCACUUGGG 20 4456 CCR5-86 − AAGUGUGAUCACUUGGGUGG 20 4457 CCR5-106 + UUUUGCAGUUUAUCAGGAUG 20 4458 CCR5-82 − AGCCAGGACGGUCACCUUUG 20 4459 CCR5-41 − GGUGUUCAUCUUUGGUUUUG 20 4460 CCR5-67 − UGACAUCAAUUAUUAUACAU 20 4461 CCR5-101 + UAAUAAUUGAUGUCAUAGAU 20 4462 CCR5-55 − UCAUCCUCCUGACAAUCGAU 20 4463 CCR5-102 + UGUAUUUCCAAAGUCCCACU 20 4464 CCR5-84 − UGGUGACAAGUGUGAUCACU 20 4465 CCR5-1877 + AUCUGGUAAAGAUGAUUCCU 20 4466 CCR5-73 − CCUUCUUACUGUCCCCUUCU 20 4467 CCR5-42 − GUGUUCAUCUUUGGUUUUGU 20 4468 CCR5-58 − GGUGACAAGUGUGAUCACUU 20 4469 CCR5-43 − GCUGCCGCCCAGUGGGACUU 20 4470 CCR5-80 − AAAGCCAGGACGGUCACCUU 20 4471 CCR5-68 − UACUCACUGGUGUUCAUCUU 20 4472 CCR5-81 − AAGCCAGGACGGUCACCUUU 20 4473 CCR5-105 + UUUGCUUCACAUUGAUUUUU 20 4474

Table 2C provides exemplary targeting domains for knocking out the CCR5 gene selected according to the third tier parameters. The targeting domains fall in the coding sequence of the gene, downstream of the first 500 bp of coding sequence (e.g., anywhere from +500 (relative to the start codon) to the stop codon of the gene). It is contemplated herein that in an embodiment the targeting domain hybridizes to the target domain through complementary base pairing. Any of the targeting domains in the table can be used with a S. pyogenes Cas9 molecule that generates a double stranded break (Cas9 nuclease) or a single-stranded break (Cas9 nickase).

TABLE 2C 3rd Tier Target gRNA DNA Site SEQ ID Name Strand Targeting Domain Length NO CCR5-793 + GAACUUCUCCCCGACAA 17 4475 CCR5-382 − UGAGAAGAAGAGGCACA 17 4476 CCR5-403 − UCUGUGGGCUUGUGACA 17 4477 CCR5-376 − CCUGCCGCUGCUUGUCA 17 4478 CCR5-1865 − ACCAGAUCUCAAAAAGA 17 4479 CCR5-802 + GGAAGGUGUUCAGGAGA 17 4480 CCR5-800 + GCCAAAGAAUUCCUGGA 17 4481 CCR5-805 + AAAAUAAACAAUCAUGA 17 4482 CCR5-794 + GACAAAGGCAUAGAUGA 17 4483 CCR5-810 + AAUUGAUACUGACUGUA 17 4484 CCR5-804 + AGAAGGACAAUGUUGUA 17 4485 CCR5-388 − AUUGCAGUAGCUCUAAC 17 4486 CCR5-397 − GUUUACACCCGAUCCAC 17 4487 CCR5-381 − AUGAGAAGAAGAGGCAC 17 4488 CCR5-799 + UCAGGCCAAAGAAUUCC 17 4489 CCR5-1868 + CUGGUAAAGAUGAUUCC 17 4490 CCR5-386 − UCUCCUGAACACCUUCC 17 4491 CCR5-400 − CCGAUCCACUGGGGAGC 17 4492 CCR5-808 + CCAUGACAAGCAGCGGC 17 4493 CCR5-375 − GAUAGUCAUCUUGGGGC 17 4494 CCR5-406 − CACGGACUCAAGUGGGC 17 4495 CCR5-390 − GUUGGACCAAGCUAUGC 17 4496 CCR5-811 + UGGAAAAUGAGAGCUGC 17 4497 CCR5-789 + GCUCGGGAGCCUCUUGC 17 4498 CCR5-1869 + ACCUUCUUUUUGAGAUC 17 4499 CCR5-786 + CUGCUCCCCAGUGGAUC 17 4500 CCR5-378 − AUGGUCAUCUGCUACUC 17 4501 CCR5-788 + ACUGAGCUUGCUCGCUC 17 4502 CCR5-809 + UGACUAUCUUUAAUGUC 17 4503 CCR5-394 − UCAUCUAUGCCUUUGUC 17 4504 CCR5-371 − ACAGUCAGUAUCAAUUC 17 4505 CCR5-798 + AGCUACUGCAAUUAUUC 17 4506 CCR5-384 − UUGUUUAUUUUCUCUUC 17 4507 CCR5-801 + AUUCCUGGAAGGUGUUC 17 4508 CCR5-396 − UUCUAUUUUCCAGCAAG 17 4509 CCR5-404 − UGUGACACGGACUCAAG 17 4510 CCR5-380 − GUCGAAAUGAGAAGAAG 17 4511 CCR5-792 + UUUGGAAGAAGACUAAG 17 4512 CCR5-784 + UAUUUCCUGCUCCCCAG 17 4513 CCR5-807 + AUGACCAUGACAAGCAG 17 4514 CCR5-395 − CAUCUAUGCCUUUGUCG 17 4515 CCR5-796 + CAAAGGCAUAGAUGAUG 17 4516 CCR5-399 − UUACACCCGAUCCACUG 17 4517 CCR5-401 − GGAGCAGGAAAUAUCUG 17 4518 CCR5-383 − AGAGGCACAGGGCUGUG 17 4519 CCR5-374 − UAAAGAUAGUCAUCUUG 17 4520 CCR5-785 + CCUGCUCCCCAGUGGAU 17 4521 CCR5-795 + ACAAAGGCAUAGAUGAU 17 4522 CCR5-398 − UUUACACCCGAUCCACU 17 4523 CCR5-377 − CAUGGUCAUCUGCUACU 17 4524 CCR5-1871 + UGGUAAAGAUGAUUCCU 17 4525 CCR5-797 + CUGUCACCUGCAUAGCU 17 4526 CCR5-787 + AACUGAGCUUGCUCGCU 17 4527 CCR5-372 − AUUAAAGAUAGUCAUCU 17 4528 CCR5-391 − CAGGUGACAGAGACUCU 17 4529 CCR5-385 − UGUUUAUUUUCUCUUCU 17 4530 CCR5-405 − GUGACACGGACUCAAGU 17 4531 CCR5-389 − CAGUAGCUCUAACAGGU 17 4532 CCR5-402 − GAGCAGGAAAUAUCUGU 17 4533 CCR5-803 + GAGAAGGACAAUGUUGU 17 4534 CCR5-393 − AUCAUCUAUGCCUUUGU 17 4535 CCR5-379 − UCCUAAAAACUCUGCUU 17 4536 CCR5-373 − UUAAAGAUAGUCAUCUU 17 4537 CCR5-392 − AGGUGACAGAGACUCUU 17 4538 CCR5-387 − ACCUUCCAGGAAUUCUU 17 4539 CCR5-790 + GCAUUUGCAGAAGCGUU 17 4540 CCR5-791 + GUUUGGCAAUGUGCUUU 17 4541 CCR5-806 + ACCGAAGCAGAGUUUUU 17 4542 CCR5-682 + UCUGAACUUCUCCCCGACAA 20 4543 CCR5-163 − AAAUGAGAAGAAGAGGCACA 20 4544 CCR5-184 − AUAUCUGUGGGCUUGUGACA 20 4545 CCR5-157 − GGUCCUGCCGCUGCUUGUCA 20 4546 CCR5-1872 − UUUACCAGAUCUCAAAAAGA 20 4547 CCR5-691 + CCUGGAAGGUGUUCAGGAGA 20 4548 CCR5-689 + CAGGCCAAAGAAUUCCUGGA 20 4549 CCR5-694 + GAGAAAAUAAACAAUCAUGA 20 4550 CCR5-683 + CCCGACAAAGGCAUAGAUGA 20 4551 CCR5-699 + CAGAAUUGAUACUGACUGUA 20 4552 CCR5-693 + AGGAGAAGGACAAUGUUGUA 20 4553 CCR5-169 − AUAAUUGCAGUAGCUCUAAC 20 4554 CCR5-178 − UCAGUUUACACCCGAUCCAC 20 4555 CCR5-162 − GAAAUGAGAAGAAGAGGCAC 20 4556 CCR5-688 + UAUUCAGGCCAAAGAAUUCC 20 4557 CCR5-1874 + GAUCUGGUAAAGAUGAUUCC 20 4558 CCR5-167 − CCUUCUCCUGAACACCUUCC 20 4559 CCR5-181 − CACCCGAUCCACUGGGGAGC 20 4560 CCR5-697 + UGACCAUGACAAGCAGCGGC 20 4561 CCR5-156 − AAAGAUAGUCAUCUUGGGGC 20 4562 CCR5-187 − UGACACGGACUCAAGUGGGC 20 4563 CCR5-171 − CAGGUUGGACCAAGCUAUGC 20 4564 CCR5-700 + GUAUGGAAAAUGAGAGCUGC 20 4565 CCR5-678 + CUCGCUCGGGAGCCUCUUGC 20 4566 CCR5-1875 + AAGACCUUCUUUUUGAGAUC 20 4567 CCR5-675 + UUCCUGCUCCCCAGUGGAUC 20 4568 CCR5-159 − GUCAUGGUCAUCUGCUACUC 20 4569 CCR5-677 + UAAACUGAGCUUGCUCGCUC 20 4570 CCR5-698 + AGAUGACUAUCUUUAAUGUC 20 4571 CCR5-175 − CCAUCAUCUAUGCCUUUGUC 20 4572 CCR5-152 − CAUACAGUCAGUAUCAAUUC 20 4573 CCR5-687 + UAGAGCUACUGCAAUUAUUC 20 4574 CCR5-165 − UGAUUGUUUAUUUUCUCUUC 20 4575 CCR5-690 + AGAAUUCCUGGAAGGUGUUC 20 4576 CCR5-177 − CUGUUCUAUUUUCCAGCAAG 20 4577 CCR5-185 − GCUUGUGACACGGACUCAAG 20 4578 CCR5-161 − GGUGUCGAAAUGAGAAGAAG 20 4579 CCR5-681 + GCUUUUGGAAGAAGACUAAG 20 4580 CCR5-673 + AGAUAUUUCCUGCUCCCCAG 20 4581 CCR5-696 + CAGAUGACCAUGACAAGCAG 20 4582 CCR5-176 − CAUCAUCUAUGCCUUUGUCG 20 4583 CCR5-685 + CGACAAAGGCAUAGAUGAUG 20 4584 CCR5-180 − AGUUUACACCCGAUCCACUG 20 4585 CCR5-182 − UGGGGAGCAGGAAAUAUCUG 20 4586 CCR5-164 − AGAAGAGGCACAGGGCUGUG 20 4587 CCR5-155 − CAUUAAAGAUAGUCAUCUUG 20 4588 CCR5-674 + UUUCCUGCUCCCCAGUGGAU 20 4589 CCR5-684 + CCGACAAAGGCAUAGAUGAU 20 4590 CCR5-179 − CAGUUUACACCCGAUCCACU 20 4591 CCR5-158 − UGUCAUGGUCAUCUGCUACU 20 4592 CCR5-1877 + AUCUGGUAAAGAUGAUUCCU 20 4593 CCR5-686 + UCUCUGUCACCUGCAUAGCU 20 4594 CCR5-676 + GUAAACUGAGCUUGCUCGCU 20 4595 CCR5-153 − GACAUUAAAGAUAGUCAUCU 20 4596 CCR5-172 − AUGCAGGUGACAGAGACUCU 20 4597 CCR5-166 − GAUUGUUUAUUUUCUCUUCU 20 4598 CCR5-186 − CUUGUGACACGGACUCAAGU 20 4599 CCR5-170 − UUGCAGUAGCUCUAACAGGU 20 4600 CCR5-183 − GGGGAGCAGGAAAUAUCUGU 20 4601 CCR5-692 + CAGGAGAAGGACAAUGUUGU 20 4602 CCR5-174 − CCCAUCAUCUAUGCCUUUGU 20 4603 CCR5-160 − GAAUCCUAAAAACUCUGCUU 20 4604 CCR5-154 − ACAUUAAAGAUAGUCAUCUU 20 4605 CCR5-173 − UGCAGGUGACAGAGACUCUU 20 4606 CCR5-168 − AACACCUUCCAGGAAUUCUU 20 4607 CCR5-679 + ACAGCAUUUGCAGAAGCGUU 20 4608 CCR5-680 + AGCGUUUGGCAAUGUGCUUU 20 4609 CCR5-695 + GACACCGAAGCAGAGUUUUU 20 4610

Table 3A provides exemplary targeting domains for knocking out the CCR5 gene selected according to the first tier parameters. The targeting domains bind within the first 500 bp of the coding sequence (e.g., within 500 bp downstream from the start codon), have a high level of orthogonality and PAM is NNGRRT. It is contemplated herein that in an embodiment the targeting domain hybridizes to the target domain through complementary base pairing. Any of the targeting domains in the table can be used with a S. aureus Cas9 molecule that generates a double stranded break (Cas9 nuclease) or a single-stranded break (Cas9 nickase).

TABLE 3A 1st Tier gRNA DNA Target Site SEQ ID Name Strand Targeting Domain Length NO CCR5-1878 + AUAAAAUAGAGCCCUGUC 18 4611 CCR5-1879 + UAUAAAAUAGAGCCCUGUC 19 4612 CCR5-862 + CUAUAAAAUAGAGCCCUGUC 20 4613 CCR5-1880 + CCUAUAAAAUAGAGCCCUGUC 21 4614 CCR5-1881 + GCCUAUAAAAUAGAGCCCUGUC 22 4615 CCR5-1882 + AGCCUAUAAAAUAGAGCCCUGUC 23 4616 CCR5-1883 + AAGCCUAUAAAAUAGAGCCCUGUC 24 4617 CCR5-1884 + UUUGCAGUUUAUCAGGAU 18 4618 CCR5-1885 + UUUUGCAGUUUAUCAGGAU 19 4619 CCR5-876 + CUUUUGCAGUUUAUCAGGAU 20 4620 CCR5-1886 − GGUGACAAGUGUGAUCAC 18 4621 CCR5-1887 − UGGUGACAAGUGUGAUCAC 19 4622 CCR5-829 − GUGGUGACAAGUGUGAUCAC 20 4623 CCR5-1888 − GGUGGUGACAAGUGUGAUCAC 21 4624 CCR5-1889 − GGGUGGUGACAAGUGUGAUCAC 22 4625 CCR5-1890 − GGGGUGGUGACAAGUGUGAUCAC 23 4626 CCR5-1891 − UGGGGUGGUGACAAGUGUGAUCAC 24 4627 CCR5-1892 − UUAUGCACAGGGUGGAACAAG 21 4628 CCR5-1893 − UUUAUGCACAGGGUGGAACAAG 22 4629 CCR5-1894 − AUUUAUGCACAGGGUGGAACAAG 23 4630 CCR5-1895 − UAUUUAUGCACAGGGUGGAACAAG 24 4631

Table 3B provides exemplary targeting domains for knocking out the CCR5 gene selected according to the second tier parameters. The targeting domains bind within the first 500 bp of the coding sequence (e.g., with 500 bp downstream from the start codon) and PAM is NNGRRT. It is contemplated herein that in an embodiment the targeting domain hybridizes to the target domain through complementary base pairing. Any of the targeting domains in the table can be used with a S. aureus Cas9 molecule that generates a double stranded break (Cas9 nuclease) or a single-stranded break (Cas9 nickase).

TABLE 3B 2nd Tier gRNA DNA Target Site SEQ ID Name Strand Targeting Domain Length NO CCR5-1896 + AACCAAAGAUGAACACCA 18 4632 CCR5-1897 + AAACCAAAGAUGAACACCA 19 4633 CCR5-878 + AAAACCAAAGAUGAACACCA 20 4634 CCR5-1898 + CAAAACCAAAGAUGAACACCA 21 4635 CCR5-1899 + ACAAAACCAAAGAUGAACACCA 22 4636 CCR5-1900 + CACAAAACCAAAGAUGAACACCA 23 4637 CCR5-1901 + CCACAAAACCAAAGAUGAACACCA 24 4638 CCR5-1902 + GUACCUAUCGAUUGUCAG 18 4639 CCR5-1903 + GGUACCUAUCGAUUGUCAG 19 4640 CCR5-855 + AGGUACCUAUCGAUUGUCAG 20 4641 CCR5-1904 + CAGGUACCUAUCGAUUGUCAG 21 4642 CCR5-1905 + CCAGGUACCUAUCGAUUGUCAG 22 4643 CCR5-1906 + GCCAGGUACCUAUCGAUUGUCAG 23 4644 CCR5-1907 + AGCCAGGUACCUAUCGAUUGUCAG 24 4645 CCR5-1908 + CCUUUUGCAGUUUAUCAGGAU 21 4646 CCR5-1909 + GCCUUUUGCAGUUUAUCAGGAU 22 4647 CCR5-1910 + AGCCUUUUGCAGUUUAUCAGGAU 23 4648 CCR5-1911 + CAGCCUUUUGCAGUUUAUCAGGAU 24 4649 CCR5-1912 + CAGCCUUUUGCAGUUUAU 18 4650 CCR5-1913 + UCAGCCUUUUGCAGUUUAU 19 4651 CCR5-874 + UUCAGCCUUUUGCAGUUUAU 20 4652 CCR5-1914 + CUUCAGCCUUUUGCAGUUUAU 21 4653 CCR5-1915 + UCUUCAGCCUUUUGCAGUUUAU 22 4654 CCR5-1916 + CUCUUCAGCCUUUUGCAGUUUAU 23 4655 CCR5-1917 + GCUCUUCAGCCUUUUGCAGUUUAU 24 4656 CCR5-1918 − UGUGUUUGCGUCUCUCCC 18 4657 CCR5-1919 − CUGUGUUUGCGUCUCUCCC 19 4658 CCR5-59 − GCUGUGUUUGCGUCUCUCCC 20 4659 CCR5-1920 − GGCUGUGUUUGCGUCUCUCCC 21 4660 CCR5-1921 − UGGCUGUGUUUGCGUCUCUCCC 22 4661 CCR5-1922 − GUGGCUGUGUUUGCGUCUCUCCC 23 4662 CCR5-1923 − GGUGGCUGUGUUUGCGUCUCUCCC 24 4663 CCR5-1924 − UUUUAUAGGCUUCUUCUC 18 4664 CCR5-1925 − AUUUUAUAGGCUUCUUCUC 19 4665 CCR5-77 − UAUUUUAUAGGCUUCUUCUC 20 4666 CCR5-1926 − CUAUUUUAUAGGCUUCUUCUC 21 4667 CCR5-1927 − UCUAUUUUAUAGGCUUCUUCUC 22 4668 CCR5-1928 − CUCUAUUUUAUAGGCUUCUUCUC 23 4669 CCR5-1929 − GCUCUAUUUUAUAGGCUUCUUCUC 24 4670 CCR5-1930 − UGCACAGGGUGGAACAAG 18 4671 CCR5-1931 − AUGCACAGGGUGGAACAAG 19 4672 CCR5-1932 − UAUGCACAGGGUGGAACAAG 20 4673 CCR5-1933 − AGCCAGGACGGUCACCUU 18 4674 CCR5-1934 − AAGCCAGGACGGUCACCUU 19 4675 CCR5-80 − AAAGCCAGGACGGUCACCUU 20 4676 CCR5-1935 − AAAAGCCAGGACGGUCACCUU 21 4677 CCR5-1936 − UAAAAGCCAGGACGGUCACCUU 22 4678 CCR5-1937 − UUAAAAGCCAGGACGGUCACCUU 23 4679 CCR5-1938 − UUUAAAAGCCAGGACGGUCACCUU 24 4680

Table 3C provides exemplary targeting domains for knocking out the CCR5 gene selected according to the third tier parameters. The targeting domains bind within the first 500 bp of the coding sequence (e.g., with 500 bp downstream from the start codon) and PAM is NNGRRV. It is contemplated herein that in an embodiment the targeting domain hybridizes to the target domain through complementary base pairing. Any of the targeting domains in the table can be used with a S. aureus Cas9 molecule that generates a double stranded break (Cas9 nuclease) or a single-stranded break (Cas9 nickase).

TABLE 3C 3rd Tier gRNA DNA Target Site SEQ ID Name Strand Targeting Domain Length NO CCR5-2255 + GAUAUUUCCUGCUCCCCA 18 4681 CCR5-2256 + AGAUAUUUCCUGCUCCCCA 19 4682 CCR5-1611 + CAGAUAUUUCCUGCUCCCCA 20 4683 CCR5-2257 + ACAGAUAUUUCCUGCUCCCCA 21 4684 CCR5-2258 + CACAGAUAUUUCCUGCUCCCCA 22 4685 CCR5-2259 + CCACAGAUAUUUCCUGCUCCCCA 23 4686 CCR5-2260 + CCCACAGAUAUUUCCUGCUCCCCA 24 4687 CCR5-2261 + CUGCAAUUAUUCAGGCCA 18 4688 CCR5-2262 + ACUGCAAUUAUUCAGGCCA 19 4689 CCR5-1630 + UACUGCAAUUAUUCAGGCCA 20 4690 CCR5-2263 + CUACUGCAAUUAUUCAGGCCA 21 4691 CCR5-2264 + GCUACUGCAAUUAUUCAGGCCA 22 4692 CCR5-2265 + AGCUACUGCAAUUAUUCAGGCCA 23 4693 CCR5-2266 + GAGCUACUGCAAUUAUUCAGGCCA 24 4694 CCR5-2267 + UUCCUGCUCCCCAGUGGA 18 4695 CCR5-2268 + UUUCCUGCUCCCCAGUGGA 19 4696 CCR5-1612 + AUUUCCUGCUCCCCAGUGGA 20 4697 CCR5-2269 + UAUUUCCUGCUCCCCAGUGGA 21 4698 CCR5-2270 + AUAUUUCCUGCUCCCCAGUGGA 22 4699 CCR5-2271 + GAUAUUUCCUGCUCCCCAGUGGA 23 4700 CCR5-2272 + AGAUAUUUCCUGCUCCCCAGUGGA 24 4701 CCR5-2273 + CGACAAAGGCAUAGAUGA 18 4702 CCR5-2274 + CCGACAAAGGCAUAGAUGA 19 4703 CCR5-683 + CCCGACAAAGGCAUAGAUGA 20 4704 CCR5-2275 + CCCCGACAAAGGCAUAGAUGA 21 4705 CCR5-2276 + UCCCCGACAAAGGCAUAGAUGA 22 4706 CCR5-2277 + CUCCCCGACAAAGGCAUAGAUGA 23 4707 CCR5-2278 + UCUCCCCGACAAAGGCAUAGAUGA 24 4708 CCR5-2279 + GCAGCAGUGCGUCAUCCC 18 4709 CCR5-2280 + UGCAGCAGUGCGUCAUCCC 19 4710 CCR5-1628 + AUGCAGCAGUGCGUCAUCCC 20 4711 CCR5-2281 + GAUGCAGCAGUGCGUCAUCCC 21 4712 CCR5-2282 + UGAUGCAGCAGUGCGUCAUCCC 22 4713 CCR5-2283 + UUGAUGCAGCAGUGCGUCAUCCC 23 4714 CCR5-2284 + GUUGAUGCAGCAGUGCGUCAUCCC 24 4715 CCR5-2285 + GCAGAGUUUUUAGGAUUC 18 4716 CCR5-2286 + AGCAGAGUUUUUAGGAUUC 19 4717 CCR5-1647 + AAGCAGAGUUUUUAGGAUUC 20 4718 CCR5-2287 + GAAGCAGAGUUUUUAGGAUUC 21 4719 CCR5-2288 + CGAAGCAGAGUUUUUAGGAUUC 22 4720 CCR5-2289 + CCGAAGCAGAGUUUUUAGGAUUC 23 4721 CCR5-2290 + ACCGAAGCAGAGUUUUUAGGAUUC 24 4722 CCR5-2291 + AAUGUCUGGAAAUUCUUC 18 4723 CCR5-2292 + UAAUGUCUGGAAAUUCUUC 19 4724 CCR5-1651 + UUAAUGUCUGGAAAUUCUUC 20 4725 CCR5-2293 + UUUAAUGUCUGGAAAUUCUUC 21 4726 CCR5-2294 + CUUUAAUGUCUGGAAAUUCUUC 22 4727 CCR5-2295 + UCUUUAAUGUCUGGAAAUUCUUC 23 4728 CCR5-2296 + AUCUUUAAUGUCUGGAAAUUCUUC 24 4729 CCR5-2297 + CUCAUUUCGACACCGAAG 18 4730 CCR5-2298 + UCUCAUUUCGACACCGAAG 19 4731 CCR5-1645 + UUCUCAUUUCGACACCGAAG 20 4732 CCR5-2299 + CUUCUCAUUUCGACACCGAAG 21 4733 CCR5-2300 + UCUUCUCAUUUCGACACCGAAG 22 4734 CCR5-2301 + UUCUUCUCAUUUCGACACCGAAG 23 4735 CCR5-2302 + CUUCUUCUCAUUUCGACACCGAAG 24 4736 CCR5-2303 + ACACCGAAGCAGAGUUUU 18 4737 CCR5-2304 + GACACCGAAGCAGAGUUUU 19 4738 CCR5-1646 + CGACACCGAAGCAGAGUUUU 20 4739 CCR5-2305 + UCGACACCGAAGCAGAGUUUU 21 4740 CCR5-2306 + UUCGACACCGAAGCAGAGUUUU 22 4741 CCR5-2307 + UUUCGACACCGAAGCAGAGUUUU 23 4742 CCR5-2308 + AUUUCGACACCGAAGCAGAGUUUU 24 4743 CCR5-2309 − UUCUCCUGAACACCUUCC 18 4744 CCR5-2310 − CUUCUCCUGAACACCUUCC 19 4745 CCR5-167 − CCUUCUCCUGAACACCUUCC 20 4746 CCR5-2311 − UCCUUCUCCUGAACACCUUCC 21 4747 CCR5-2312 − GUCCUUCUCCUGAACACCUUCC 22 4748 CCR5-2313 − UGUCCUUCUCCUGAACACCUUCC 23 4749 CCR5-2314 − UUGUCCUUCUCCUGAACACCUUCC 24 4750 CCR5-2315 − UUCCAGGAAUUCUUUGGC 18 4751 CCR5-2316 − CUUCCAGGAAUUCUUUGGC 19 4752 CCR5-941 − CCUUCCAGGAAUUCUUUGGC 20 4753 CCR5-2317 − ACCUUCCAGGAAUUCUUUGGC 21 4754 CCR5-2318 − CACCUUCCAGGAAUUCUUUGGC 22 4755 CCR5-2319 − ACACCUUCCAGGAAUUCUUUGGC 23 4756 CCR5-2320 − AACACCUUCCAGGAAUUCUUUGGC 24 4757 CCR5-2321 − CAUGGUCAUCUGCUACUC 18 4758 CCR5-2322 − UCAUGGUCAUCUGCUACUC 19 4759 CCR5-159 − GUCAUGGUCAUCUGCUACUC 20 4760 CCR5-2323 − UGUCAUGGUCAUCUGCUACUC 21 4761 CCR5-2324 − UUGUCAUGGUCAUCUGCUACUC 22 4762 CCR5-2325 − CUUGUCAUGGUCAUCUGCUACUC 23 4763 CCR5-2326 − GCUUGUCAUGGUCAUCUGCUACUC 24 4764 CCR5-2327 − AGUCAGUAUCAAUUCUGG 18 4765 CCR5-2328 − CAGUCAGUAUCAAUUCUGG 19 4766 CCR5-924 − ACAGUCAGUAUCAAUUCUGG 20 4767 CCR5-2329 − UACAGUCAGUAUCAAUUCUGG 21 4768 CCR5-2330 − AUACAGUCAGUAUCAAUUCUGG 22 4769 CCR5-2331 − CAUACAGUCAGUAUCAAUUCUGG 23 4770 CCR5-2332 − CCAUACAGUCAGUAUCAAUUCUGG 24 4771 CCR5-2333 − GCAGGUGACAGAGACUCU 18 4772 CCR5-2334 − UGCAGGUGACAGAGACUCU 19 4773 CCR5-172 − AUGCAGGUGACAGAGACUCU 20 4774 CCR5-2335 − UAUGCAGGUGACAGAGACUCU 21 4775 CCR5-2336 − CUAUGCAGGUGACAGAGACUCU 22 4776 CCR5-2337 − GCUAUGCAGGUGACAGAGACUCU 23 4777 CCR5-2338 − AGCUAUGCAGGUGACAGAGACUCU 24 4778

Table 3D provides exemplary targeting domains for knocking out the CCR5 gene selected according to the fourth tier parameters. The targeting domains fall in the coding sequence of the gene, downstream of the first 500 bp of coding sequence (e.g., anywhere from +500 (relative to the start codon) to the stop codon of the gene.) and PAM is NNGRRT. It is contemplated herein that in an embodiment the targeting domain hybridizes to the target domain through complementary base pairing. Any of the targeting domains in the table can be used with a S. aureus Cas9 molecule that generates a double stranded break (Cas9 nuclease) or a single-stranded break (Cas9 nickase).

TABLE 3D 3rd Tier gRNA DNA Target Site SEQ ID Name Strand Targeting Domain Length NO CCR5-1939 + GAGAAGAAGCCUAUAAAA 18 4779 CCR5-1940 + AGAGAAGAAGCCUAUAAAA 19 4780 CCR5-861 + CAGAGAAGAAGCCUAUAAAA 20 4781 CCR5-1941 + CCAGAGAAGAAGCCUAUAAAA 21 4782 CCR5-1942 + UCCAGAGAAGAAGCCUAUAAAA 22 4783 CCR5-1943 + UUCCAGAGAAGAAGCCUAUAAAA 23 4784 CCR5-1944 + AUUCCAGAGAAGAAGCCUAUAAAA 24 4785 CCR5-1945 + AGCAUAGUGAGCCCAGAA 18 4786 CCR5-1946 + CAGCAUAGUGAGCCCAGAA 19 4787 CCR5-47 + GCAGCAUAGUGAGCCCAGAA 20 4788 CCR5-1947 + GGCAGCAUAGUGAGCCCAGAA 21 4789 CCR5-1948 + CGGCAGCAUAGUGAGCCCAGAA 22 4790 CCR5-1949 + GCGGCAGCAUAGUGAGCCCAGAA 23 4791 CCR5-1950 + GGCGGCAGCAUAGUGAGCCCAGAA 24 4792 CCR5-1951 + UGUAUUUCCAAAGUCCCA 18 4793 CCR5-1952 + UUGUAUUUCCAAAGUCCCA 19 4794 CCR5-863 + AUUGUAUUUCCAAAGUCCCA 20 4795 CCR5-1953 + CAUUGUAUUUCCAAAGUCCCA 21 4796 CCR5-1954 + ACAUUGUAUUUCCAAAGUCCCA 22 4797 CCR5-1955 + CACAUUGUAUUUCCAAAGUCCCA 23 4798 CCR5-1956 + ACACAUUGUAUUUCCAAAGUCCCA 24 4799 CCR5-1957 + AUGAUGAAGAAGAUUCCA 18 4800 CCR5-1958 + GAUGAUGAAGAAGAUUCCA 19 4801 CCR5-859 + GGAUGAUGAAGAAGAUUCCA 20 4802 CCR5-1959 + AGGAUGAUGAAGAAGAUUCCA 21 4803 CCR5-1960 + GAGGAUGAUGAAGAAGAUUCCA 22 4804 CCR5-1961 + GGAGGAUGAUGAAGAAGAUUCCA 23 4805 CCR5-1962 + AGGAGGAUGAUGAAGAAGAUUCCA 24 4806 CCR5-1963 + CAGAAGGGGACAGUAAGA 18 4807 CCR5-1964 + CCAGAAGGGGACAGUAAGA 19 4808 CCR5-99 + CCCAGAAGGGGACAGUAAGA 20 4809 CCR5-1965 + GCCCAGAAGGGGACAGUAAGA 21 4810 CCR5-1966 + AGCCCAGAAGGGGACAGUAAGA 22 4811 CCR5-1967 + GAGCCCAGAAGGGGACAGUAAGA 23 4812 CCR5-1968 + UGAGCCCAGAAGGGGACAGUAAGA 24 4813 CCR5-1969 + CAGCAUAGUGAGCCCAGA 18 4814 CCR5-1970 + GCAGCAUAGUGAGCCCAGA 19 4815 CCR5-46 + GGCAGCAUAGUGAGCCCAGA 20 4816 CCR5-1971 + CGGCAGCAUAGUGAGCCCAGA 21 4817 CCR5-1972 + GCGGCAGCAUAGUGAGCCCAGA 22 4818 CCR5-1973 + GGCGGCAGCAUAGUGAGCCCAGA 23 4819 CCR5-1974 + GGGCGGCAGCAUAGUGAGCCCAGA 24 4820 CCR5-1975 + AAUAAUUGAUGUCAUAGA 18 4821 CCR5-1976 + UAAUAAUUGAUGUCAUAGA 19 4822 CCR5-886 + AUAAUAAUUGAUGUCAUAGA 20 4823 CCR5-1977 + UAUAAUAAUUGAUGUCAUAGA 21 4824 CCR5-1978 + GUAUAAUAAUUGAUGUCAUAGA 22 4825 CCR5-1979 + UGUAUAAUAAUUGAUGUCAUAGA 23 4826 CCR5-1980 + AUGUAUAAUAAUUGAUGUCAUAGA 24 4827 CCR5-1981 + UGAACACCAGUGAGUAGA 18 4828 CCR5-1982 + AUGAACACCAGUGAGUAGA 19 4829 CCR5-880 + GAUGAACACCAGUGAGUAGA 20 4830 CCR5-1983 + AGAUGAACACCAGUGAGUAGA 21 4831 CCR5-1984 + AAGAUGAACACCAGUGAGUAGA 22 4832 CCR5-1985 + AAAGAUGAACACCAGUGAGUAGA 23 4833 CCR5-1986 + CAAAGAUGAACACCAGUGAGUAGA 24 4834 CCR5-1987 + CCACUGGGCGGCAGCAUA 18 4835 CCR5-1988 + CCCACUGGGCGGCAGCAUA 19 4836 CCR5-864 + UCCCACUGGGCGGCAGCAUA 20 4837 CCR5-1989 + GUCCCACUGGGCGGCAGCAUA 21 4838 CCR5-1990 + AGUCCCACUGGGCGGCAGCAUA 22 4839 CCR5-1991 + AAGUCCCACUGGGCGGCAGCAUA 23 4840 CCR5-1992 + AAAGUCCCACUGGGCGGCAGCAUA 24 4841 CCR5-1993 + GCGGCAGCAUAGUGAGCC 18 4842 CCR5-1994 + GGCGGCAGCAUAGUGAGCC 19 4843 CCR5-865 + GGGCGGCAGCAUAGUGAGCC 20 4844 CCR5-1995 + UGGGCGGCAGCAUAGUGAGCC 21 4845 CCR5-1996 + CUGGGCGGCAGCAUAGUGAGCC 22 4846 CCR5-1997 + ACUGGGCGGCAGCAUAGUGAGCC 23 4847 CCR5-1998 + CACUGGGCGGCAGCAUAGUGAGCC 24 4848 CCR5-1999 + UCUGGUAAAGAUGAUUCC 18 4849 CCR5-2000 + AUCUGGUAAAGAUGAUUCC 19 4850 CCR5-1874 + GAUCUGGUAAAGAUGAUUCC 20 4851 CCR5-2001 + AGAUCUGGUAAAGAUGAUUCC 21 4852 CCR5-2002 + GAGAUCUGGUAAAGAUGAUUCC 22 4853 CCR5-2003 + UGAGAUCUGGUAAAGAUGAUUCC 23 4854 CCR5-2004 + UUGAGAUCUGGUAAAGAUGAUUCC 24 4855 CCR5-2005 + UUUUAAAGCAAACACAGC 18 4856 CCR5-2006 + CUUUUAAAGCAAACACAGC 19 4857 CCR5-852 + GCUUUUAAAGCAAACACAGC 20 4858 CCR5-2007 + GGCUUUUAAAGCAAACACAGC 21 4859 CCR5-2008 + UGGCUUUUAAAGCAAACACAGC 22 4860 CCR5-2009 + CUGGCUUUUAAAGCAAACACAGC 23 4861 CCR5-2010 + CCUGGCUUUUAAAGCAAACACAGC 24 4862 CCR5-2011 + AGUGAGUAGAGCGGAGGC 18 4863 CCR5-2012 + CAGUGAGUAGAGCGGAGGC 19 4864 CCR5-98 + CCAGUGAGUAGAGCGGAGGC 20 4865 CCR5-2013 + ACCAGUGAGUAGAGCGGAGGC 21 4866 CCR5-2014 + CACCAGUGAGUAGAGCGGAGGC 22 4867 CCR5-2015 + ACACCAGUGAGUAGAGCGGAGGC 23 4868 CCR5-2016 + AACACCAGUGAGUAGAGCGGAGGC 24 4869 CCR5-2017 + AGGUACCUAUCGAUUGUC 18 4870 CCR5-2018 + CAGGUACCUAUCGAUUGUC 19 4871 CCR5-60 + CCAGGUACCUAUCGAUUGUC 20 4872 CCR5-2019 + GCCAGGUACCUAUCGAUUGUC 21 4873 CCR5-2020 + AGCCAGGUACCUAUCGAUUGUC 22 4874 CCR5-2021 + CAGCCAGGUACCUAUCGAUUGUC 23 4875 CCR5-2022 + ACAGCCAGGUACCUAUCGAUUGUC 24 4876 CCR5-2023 + GGAUGAUGAAGAAGAUUC 18 4877 CCR5-2024 + AGGAUGAUGAAGAAGAUUC 19 4878 CCR5-858 + GAGGAUGAUGAAGAAGAUUC 20 4879 CCR5-2025 + GGAGGAUGAUGAAGAAGAUUC 21 4880 CCR5-2026 + AGGAGGAUGAUGAAGAAGAUUC 22 4881 CCR5-2027 + CAGGAGGAUGAUGAAGAAGAUUC 23 4882 CCR5-2028 + UCAGGAGGAUGAUGAAGAAGAUUC 24 4883 CCR5-2029 + AUCUGGUAAAGAUGAUUC 18 4884 CCR5-2030 + GAUCUGGUAAAGAUGAUUC 19 4885 CCR5-2031 + AGAUCUGGUAAAGAUGAUUC 20 4886 CCR5-2032 + GAGAUCUGGUAAAGAUGAUUC 21 4887 CCR5-2033 + UGAGAUCUGGUAAAGAUGAUUC 22 4888 CCR5-2034 + UUGAGAUCUGGUAAAGAUGAUUC 23 4889 CCR5-2035 + UUUGAGAUCUGGUAAAGAUGAUUC 24 4890 CCR5-2036 + UUGCCCACAAAACCAAAG 18 4891 CCR5-2037 + GUUGCCCACAAAACCAAAG 19 4892 CCR5-877 + UGUUGCCCACAAAACCAAAG 20 4893 CCR5-2038 + AUGUUGCCCACAAAACCAAAG 21 4894 CCR5-2039 + CAUGUUGCCCACAAAACCAAAG 22 4895 CCR5-2040 + GCAUGUUGCCCACAAAACCAAAG 23 4896 CCR5-2041 + AGCAUGUUGCCCACAAAACCAAAG 24 4897 CCR5-2042 + CCAGAAGGGGACAGUAAG 18 4898 CCR5-2043 + CCCAGAAGGGGACAGUAAG 19 4899 CCR5-870 + GCCCAGAAGGGGACAGUAAG 20 4900 CCR5-2044 + AGCCCAGAAGGGGACAGUAAG 21 4901 CCR5-2045 + GAGCCCAGAAGGGGACAGUAAG 22 4902 CCR5-2046 + UGAGCCCAGAAGGGGACAGUAAG 23 4903 CCR5-2047 + GUGAGCCCAGAAGGGGACAGUAAG 24 4904 CCR5-2048 + GCAGCAUAGUGAGCCCAG 18 4905 CCR5-2049 + GGCAGCAUAGUGAGCCCAG 19 4906 CCR5-866 + CGGCAGCAUAGUGAGCCCAG 20 4907 CCR5-2050 + GCGGCAGCAUAGUGAGCCCAG 21 4908 CCR5-2051 + GGCGGCAGCAUAGUGAGCCCAG 22 4909 CCR5-2052 + GGGCGGCAGCAUAGUGAGCCCAG 23 4910 CCR5-2053 + UGGGCGGCAGCAUAGUGAGCCCAG 24 4911 CCR5-2054 + AUGAAGAAGAUUCCAGAG 18 4912 CCR5-2055 + GAUGAAGAAGAUUCCAGAG 19 4913 CCR5-860 + UGAUGAAGAAGAUUCCAGAG 20 4914 CCR5-2056 + AUGAUGAAGAAGAUUCCAGAG 21 4915 CCR5-2057 + GAUGAUGAAGAAGAUUCCAGAG 22 4916 CCR5-2058 + GGAUGAUGAAGAAGAUUCCAGAG 23 4917 CCR5-2059 + AGGAUGAUGAAGAAGAUUCCAGAG 24 4918 CCR5-2060 + GAACACCAGUGAGUAGAG 18 4919 CCR5-2061 + UGAACACCAGUGAGUAGAG 19 4920 CCR5-92 + AUGAACACCAGUGAGUAGAG 20 4921 CCR5-2062 + GAUGAACACCAGUGAGUAGAG 21 4922 CCR5-2063 + AGAUGAACACCAGUGAGUAGAG 22 4923 CCR5-2064 + AAGAUGAACACCAGUGAGUAGAG 23 4924 CCR5-2065 + AAAGAUGAACACCAGUGAGUAGAG 24 4925 CCR5-2066 + GUAGAGCGGAGGCAGGAG 18 4926 CCR5-2067 + AGUAGAGCGGAGGCAGGAG 19 4927 CCR5-884 + GAGUAGAGCGGAGGCAGGAG 20 4928 CCR5-2068 + UGAGUAGAGCGGAGGCAGGAG 21 4929 CCR5-2069 + GUGAGUAGAGCGGAGGCAGGAG 22 4930 CCR5-2070 + AGUGAGUAGAGCGGAGGCAGGAG 23 4931 CCR5-2071 + CAGUGAGUAGAGCGGAGGCAGGAG 24 4932 CCR5-2072 + AAGAUGAACACCAGUGAG 18 4933 CCR5-2073 + AAAGAUGAACACCAGUGAG 19 4934 CCR5-879 + CAAAGAUGAACACCAGUGAG 20 4935 CCR5-2074 + CCAAAGAUGAACACCAGUGAG 21 4936 CCR5-2075 + ACCAAAGAUGAACACCAGUGAG 22 4937 CCR5-2076 + AACCAAAGAUGAACACCAGUGAG 23 4938 CCR5-2077 + AAACCAAAGAUGAACACCAGUGAG 24 4939 CCR5-2078 + AGGUCAGAGAUGGCCAGG 18 4940 CCR5-2079 + CAGGUCAGAGAUGGCCAGG 19 4941 CCR5-873 + ACAGGUCAGAGAUGGCCAGG 20 4942 CCR5-2080 + AACAGGUCAGAGAUGGCCAGG 21 4943 CCR5-2081 + AAACAGGUCAGAGAUGGCCAGG 22 4944 CCR5-2082 + AAAACAGGUCAGAGAUGGCCAGG 23 4945 CCR5-2083 + AAAAACAGGUCAGAGAUGGCCAGG 24 4946 CCR5-2084 + CUUUUGCAGUUUAUCAGG 18 4947 CCR5-2085 + CCUUUUGCAGUUUAUCAGG 19 4948 CCR5-875 + GCCUUUUGCAGUUUAUCAGG 20 4949 CCR5-2086 + AGCCUUUUGCAGUUUAUCAGG 21 4950 CCR5-2087 + CAGCCUUUUGCAGUUUAUCAGG 22 4951 CCR5-2088 + UCAGCCUUUUGCAGUUUAUCAGG 23 4952 CCR5-2089 + UUCAGCCUUUUGCAGUUUAUCAGG 24 4953 CCR5-2090 + CAGUGAGUAGAGCGGAGG 18 4954 CCR5-2091 + CCAGUGAGUAGAGCGGAGG 19 4955 CCR5-882 + ACCAGUGAGUAGAGCGGAGG 20 4956 CCR5-2092 + CACCAGUGAGUAGAGCGGAGG 21 4957 CCR5-2093 + ACACCAGUGAGUAGAGCGGAGG 22 4958 CCR5-2094 + AACACCAGUGAGUAGAGCGGAGG 23 4959 CCR5-2095 + GAACACCAGUGAGUAGAGCGGAGG 24 4960 CCR5-2096 + GGUAAAGAUGAUUCCUGG 18 4961 CCR5-2097 + UGGUAAAGAUGAUUCCUGG 19 4962 CCR5-2098 + CUGGUAAAGAUGAUUCCUGG 20 4963 CCR5-2099 + UCUGGUAAAGAUGAUUCCUGG 21 4964 CCR5-2100 + AUCUGGUAAAGAUGAUUCCUGG 22 4965 CCR5-2101 + GAUCUGGUAAAGAUGAUUCCUGG 23 4966 CCR5-2102 + AGAUCUGGUAAAGAUGAUUCCUGG 24 4967 CCR5-2103 + UUCACAUUGAUUUUUUGG 18 4968 CCR5-2104 + CUUCACAUUGAUUUUUUGG 19 4969 CCR5-885 + GCUUCACAUUGAUUUUUUGG 20 4970 CCR5-2105 + UGCUUCACAUUGAUUUUUUGG 21 4971 CCR5-2106 + UUGCUUCACAUUGAUUUUUUGG 22 4972 CCR5-2107 + UUUGCUUCACAUUGAUUUUUUGG 23 4973 CCR5-2108 + AUUUGCUUCACAUUGAUUUUUUGG 24 4974 CCR5-2109 + UCGAUUGUCAGGAGGAUG 18 4975 CCR5-2110 + AUCGAUUGUCAGGAGGAUG 19 4976 CCR5-856 + UAUCGAUUGUCAGGAGGAUG 20 4977 CCR5-2111 + CUAUCGAUUGUCAGGAGGAUG 21 4978 CCR5-2112 + CCUAUCGAUUGUCAGGAGGAUG 22 4979 CCR5-2113 + ACCUAUCGAUUGUCAGGAGGAUG 23 4980 CCR5-2114 + UACCUAUCGAUUGUCAGGAGGAUG 24 4981 CCR5-2115 + AUUGUCAGGAGGAUGAUG 18 4982 CCR5-2116 + GAUUGUCAGGAGGAUGAUG 19 4983 CCR5-857 + CGAUUGUCAGGAGGAUGAUG 20 4984 CCR5-2117 + UCGAUUGUCAGGAGGAUGAUG 21 4985 CCR5-2118 + AUCGAUUGUCAGGAGGAUGAUG 22 4986 CCR5-2119 + UAUCGAUUGUCAGGAGGAUGAUG 23 4987 CCR5-2120 + CUAUCGAUUGUCAGGAGGAUGAUG 24 4988 CCR5-2121 + CUGGUAAAGAUGAUUCCU 18 4989 CCR5-2122 + UCUGGUAAAGAUGAUUCCU 19 4990 CCR5-1877 + AUCUGGUAAAGAUGAUUCCU 20 4991 CCR5-2123 + GAUCUGGUAAAGAUGAUUCCU 21 4992 CCR5-2124 + AGAUCUGGUAAAGAUGAUUCCU 22 4993 CCR5-2125 + GAGAUCUGGUAAAGAUGAUUCCU 23 4994 CCR5-2126 + UGAGAUCUGGUAAAGAUGAUUCCU 24 4995 CCR5-2127 + AGCCCAGAAGGGGACAGU 18 4996 CCR5-2128 + GAGCCCAGAAGGGGACAGU 19 4997 CCR5-869 + UGAGCCCAGAAGGGGACAGU 20 4998 CCR5-2129 + GUGAGCCCAGAAGGGGACAGU 21 4999 CCR5-2130 + AGUGAGCCCAGAAGGGGACAGU 22 5000 CCR5-2131 + UAGUGAGCCCAGAAGGGGACAGU 23 5001 CCR5-2132 + AUAGUGAGCCCAGAAGGGGACAGU 24 5002 CCR5-2133 + UAAGAAGGAAAAACAGGU 18 5003 CCR5-2134 + GUAAGAAGGAAAAACAGGU 19 5004 CCR5-872 + AGUAAGAAGGAAAAACAGGU 20 5005 CCR5-2135 + CAGUAAGAAGGAAAAACAGGU 21 5006 CCR5-2136 + ACAGUAAGAAGGAAAAACAGGU 22 5007 CCR5-2137 + GACAGUAAGAAGGAAAAACAGGU 23 5008 CCR5-2138 + GGACAGUAAGAAGGAAAAACAGGU 24 5009 CCR5-2139 + CAGGUACCUAUCGAUUGU 18 5010 CCR5-2140 + CCAGGUACCUAUCGAUUGU 19 5011 CCR5-853 + GCCAGGUACCUAUCGAUUGU 20 5012 CCR5-2141 + AGCCAGGUACCUAUCGAUUGU 21 5013 CCR5-2142 + CAGCCAGGUACCUAUCGAUUGU 22 5014 CCR5-2143 + ACAGCCAGGUACCUAUCGAUUGU 23 5015 CCR5-2144 + GACAGCCAGGUACCUAUCGAUUGU 24 5016 CCR5-2145 + GUAAUGAAGACCUUCUUU 18 5017 CCR5-2146 + UGUAAUGAAGACCUUCUUU 19 5018 CCR5-1657 + GUGUAAUGAAGACCUUCUUU 20 5019 CCR5-2147 − UCUUUACCAGAUCUCAAA 18 5020 CCR5-2148 − AUCUUUACCAGAUCUCAAA 19 5021 CCR5-2149 − CAUCUUUACCAGAUCUCAAA 20 5022 CCR5-2150 − UCAUCUUUACCAGAUCUCAAA 21 5023 CCR5-2151 − AUCAUCUUUACCAGAUCUCAAA 22 5024 CCR5-2152 − AAUCAUCUUUACCAGAUCUCAAA 23 5025 CCR5-2153 − GAAUCAUCUUUACCAGAUCUCAAA 24 5026 CCR5-2154 − GACAUCAAUUAUUAUACA 18 5027 CCR5-2155 − UGACAUCAAUUAUUAUACA 19 5028 CCR5-812 − AUGACAUCAAUUAUUAUACA 20 5029 CCR5-2156 − UAUGACAUCAAUUAUUAUACA 21 5030 CCR5-2157 − CUAUGACAUCAAUUAUUAUACA 22 5031 CCR5-2158 − UCUAUGACAUCAAUUAUUAUACA 23 5032 CCR5-2159 − AUCUAUGACAUCAAUUAUUAUACA 24 5033 CCR5-2160 − UCACUAUGCUGCCGCCCA 18 5034 CCR5-2161 − CUCACUAUGCUGCCGCCCA 19 5035 CCR5-819 − GCUCACUAUGCUGCCGCCCA 20 5036 CCR5-2162 − GGCUCACUAUGCUGCCGCCCA 21 5037 CCR5-2163 − GGGCUCACUAUGCUGCCGCCCA 22 5038 CCR5-2164 − UGGGCUCACUAUGCUGCCGCCCA 23 5039 CCR5-2165 − CUGGGCUCACUAUGCUGCCGCCCA 24 5040 CCR5-2166 − CAAUGUGUCAACUCUUGA 18 5041 CCR5-2167 − ACAAUGUGUCAACUCUUGA 19 5042 CCR5-823 − UACAAUGUGUCAACUCUUGA 20 5043 CCR5-2168 − AUACAAUGUGUCAACUCUUGA 21 5044 CCR5-2169 − AAUACAAUGUGUCAACUCUUGA 22 5045 CCR5-2170 − AAAUACAAUGUGUCAACUCUUGA 23 5046 CCR5-2171 − GAAAUACAAUGUGUCAACUCUUGA 24 5047 CCR5-2172 − CUGUGUUUGCGUCUCUCC 18 5048 CCR5-2173 − GCUGUGUUUGCGUCUCUCC 19 5049 CCR5-830 − GGCUGUGUUUGCGUCUCUCC 20 5050 CCR5-2174 − UGGCUGUGUUUGCGUCUCUCC 21 5051 CCR5-2175 − GUGGCUGUGUUUGCGUCUCUCC 22 5052 CCR5-2176 − GGUGGCUGUGUUUGCGUCUCUCC 23 5053 CCR5-2177 − UGGUGGCUGUGUUUGCGUCUCUCC 24 5054 CCR5-2178 − UGUGUUUGCUUUAAAAGC 18 5055 CCR5-2179 − CUGUGUUUGCUUUAAAAGC 19 5056 CCR5-826 − GCUGUGUUUGCUUUAAAAGC 20 5057 CCR5-2180 − UGCUGUGUUUGCUUUAAAAGC 21 5058 CCR5-2181 − AUGCUGUGUUUGCUUUAAAAGC 22 5059 CCR5-2182 − CAUGCUGUGUUUGCUUUAAAAGC 23 5060 CCR5-2183 − CCAUGCUGUGUUUGCUUUAAAAGC 24 5061 CCR5-2184 − CACUAUGCUGCCGCCCAG 18 5062 CCR5-2185 − UCACUAUGCUGCCGCCCAG 19 5063 CCR5-74 − CUCACUAUGCUGCCGCCCAG 20 5064 CCR5-2186 − GCUCACUAUGCUGCCGCCCAG 21 5065 CCR5-2187 − GGCUCACUAUGCUGCCGCCCAG 22 5066 CCR5-2188 − GGGCUCACUAUGCUGCCGCCCAG 23 5067 CCR5-2189 − UGGGCUCACUAUGCUGCCGCCCAG 24 5068 CCR5-2190 − CUGAUAAACUGCAAAAGG 18 5069 CCR5-2191 − CCUGAUAAACUGCAAAAGG 19 5070 CCR5-816 − UCCUGAUAAACUGCAAAAGG 20 5071 CCR5-2192 − AUCCUGAUAAACUGCAAAAGG 21 5072 CCR5-2193 − CAUCCUGAUAAACUGCAAAAGG 22 5073 CCR5-2194 − UCAUCCUGAUAAACUGCAAAAGG 23 5074 CCR5-2195 − CUCAUCCUGAUAAACUGCAAAAGG 24 5075 CCR5-2196 − UUUUUAUUUAUGCACAGG 18 5076 CCR5-2197 − CUUUUUAUUUAUGCACAGG 19 5077 CCR5-2198 − ACUUUUUAUUUAUGCACAGG 20 5078 CCR5-2199 − UUUUAUUUAUGCACAGGG 18 5079 CCR5-2200 − UUUUUAUUUAUGCACAGGG 19 5080 CCR5-1876 − CUUUUUAUUUAUGCACAGGG 20 5081 CCR5-2201 − AUAAACUGCAAAAGGCUG 18 5082 CCR5-2202 − GAUAAACUGCAAAAGGCUG 19 5083 CCR5-817 − UGAUAAACUGCAAAAGGCUG 20 5084 CCR5-2203 − CUGAUAAACUGCAAAAGGCUG 21 5085 CCR5-2204 − CCUGAUAAACUGCAAAAGGCUG 22 5086 CCR5-2205 − UCCUGAUAAACUGCAAAAGGCUG 23 5087 CCR5-2206 − AUCCUGAUAAACUGCAAAAGGCUG 24 5088 CCR5-2207 − CCCUGCCAAAAAAUCAAU 18 5089 CCR5-2208 − GCCCUGCCAAAAAAUCAAU 19 5090 CCR5-814 − AGCCCUGCCAAAAAAUCAAU 20 5091 CCR5-2209 − GAGCCCUGCCAAAAAAUCAAU 21 5092 CCR5-2210 − GGAGCCCUGCCAAAAAAUCAAU 22 5093 CCR5-2211 − CGGAGCCCUGCCAAAAAAUCAAU 23 5094 CCR5-2212 − UCGGAGCCCUGCCAAAAAAUCAAU 24 5095 CCR5-2213 − ACAUCAAUUAUUAUACAU 18 5096 CCR5-2214 − GACAUCAAUUAUUAUACAU 19 5097 CCR5-67 − UGACAUCAAUUAUUAUACAU 20 5098 CCR5-2215 − AUGACAUCAAUUAUUAUACAU 21 5099 CCR5-2216 − UAUGACAUCAAUUAUUAUACAU 22 5100 CCR5-2217 − CUAUGACAUCAAUUAUUAUACAU 23 5101 CCR5-2218 − UCUAUGACAUCAAUUAUUAUACAU 24 5102 CCR5-2219 − CUGCCGCCCAGUGGGACU 18 5103 CCR5-2220 − GCUGCCGCCCAGUGGGACU 19 5104 CCR5-821 − UGCUGCCGCCCAGUGGGACU 20 5105 CCR5-2221 − AUGCUGCCGCCCAGUGGGACU 21 5106 CCR5-2222 − UAUGCUGCCGCCCAGUGGGACU 22 5107 CCR5-2223 − CUAUGCUGCCGCCCAGUGGGACU 23 5108 CCR5-2224 − ACUAUGCUGCCGCCCAGUGGGACU 24 5109 CCR5-2225 − AAGCCAGGACGGUCACCU 18 5110 CCR5-2226 − AAAGCCAGGACGGUCACCU 19 5111 CCR5-827 − AAAAGCCAGGACGGUCACCU 20 5112 CCR5-2227 − UAAAAGCCAGGACGGUCACCU 21 5113 CCR5-2228 − UUAAAAGCCAGGACGGUCACCU 22 5114 CCR5-2229 − UUUAAAAGCCAGGACGGUCACCU 23 5115 CCR5-2230 − CUUUAAAAGCCAGGACGGUCACCU 24 5116 CCR5-2231 − AUUUUAUAGGCUUCUUCU 18 5117 CCR5-2232 − UAUUUUAUAGGCUUCUUCU 19 5118 CCR5-824 − CUAUUUUAUAGGCUUCUUCU 20 5119 CCR5-2233 − UCUAUUUUAUAGGCUUCUUCU 21 5120 CCR5-2234 − CUCUAUUUUAUAGGCUUCUUCU 22 5121 CCR5-2235 − GCUCUAUUUUAUAGGCUUCUUCU 23 5122 CCR5-2236 − GGCUCUAUUUUAUAGGCUUCUUCU 24 5123 CCR5-2237 − UGCCGCCCAGUGGGACUU 18 5124 CCR5-2238 − CUGCCGCCCAGUGGGACUU 19 5125 CCR5-43 − GCUGCCGCCCAGUGGGACUU 20 5126 CCR5-2239 − UGCUGCCGCCCAGUGGGACUU 21 5127 CCR5-2240 − AUGCUGCCGCCCAGUGGGACUU 22 5128 CCR5-2241 − UAUGCUGCCGCCCAGUGGGACUU 23 5129 CCR5-2242 − CUAUGCUGCCGCCCAGUGGGACUU 24 5130 CCR5-2243 − CCUUCUUACUGUCCCCUU 18 5131 CCR5-2244 − UCCUUCUUACUGUCCCCUU 19 5132 CCR5-818 − UUCCUUCUUACUGUCCCCUU 20 5133 CCR5-2245 − UUUCCUUCUUACUGUCCCCUU 21 5134 CCR5-2246 − UUUUCCUUCUUACUGUCCCCUU 22 5135 CCR5-2247 − UUUUUCCUUCUUACUGUCCCCUU 23 5136 CCR5-2248 − GUUUUUCCUUCUUACUGUCCCCUU 24 5137 CCR5-2249 − GUGUUCAUCUUUGGUUUU 18 5138 CCR5-2250 − GGUGUUCAUCUUUGGUUUU 19 5139 CCR5-815 − UGGUGUUCAUCUUUGGUUUU 20 5140 CCR5-2251 − CUGGUGUUCAUCUUUGGUUUU 21 5141 CCR5-2252 − ACUGGUGUUCAUCUUUGGUUUU 22 5142 CCR5-2253 − CACUGGUGUUCAUCUUUGGUUUU 23 5143 CCR5-2254 − UCACUGGUGUUCAUCUUUGGUUUU 24 5144

Table 3E provides exemplary targeting domains for knocking out the CCR5 gene selected according to the fifth tier parameters. The targeting domains fall in the coding sequence of the gene, downstream of the first 500 bp of coding sequence (e.g., anywhere from +500 (relative to the start codon) to the stop codon of the gene and PAM is NNGRRV. It is contemplated herein that in an embodiment the targeting domain hybridizes to the target domain through complementary base pairing. Any of the targeting domains in the table can be used with a S. aureus Cas9 molecule that generates a double stranded break (Cas9 nuclease) or a single-stranded break (Cas9 nickase).

TABLE 3E 5th Tier gRNA DNA Target Site SEQ ID Name Strand Targeting Domain Length NO CCR5-2339 + GAGCCUCUUGCUGGAAAA 18 5145 CCR5-2340 + GGAGCCUCUUGCUGGAAAA 19 5146 CCR5-1619 + GGGAGCCUCUUGCUGGAAAA 20 5147 CCR5-2341 + CGGGAGCCUCUUGCUGGAAAA 21 5148 CCR5-2342 + UCGGGAGCCUCUUGCUGGAAAA 22 5149 CCR5-2343 + CUCGGGAGCCUCUUGCUGGAAAA 23 5150 CCR5-2344 + GCUCGGGAGCCUCUUGCUGGAAAA 24 5151 CCR5-2345 + AUACUGACUGUAUGGAAA 18 5152 CCR5-2346 + GAUACUGACUGUAUGGAAA 19 5153 CCR5-1654 + UGAUACUGACUGUAUGGAAA 20 5154 CCR5-2347 + UUGAUACUGACUGUAUGGAAA 21 5155 CCR5-2348 + AUUGAUACUGACUGUAUGGAAA 22 5156 CCR5-2349 + AAUUGAUACUGACUGUAUGGAAA 23 5157 CCR5-2350 + GAAUUGAUACUGACUGUAUGGAAA 24 5158 CCR5-2351 + CAGUGGAUCGGGUGUAAA 18 5159 CCR5-2352 + CCAGUGGAUCGGGUGUAAA 19 5160 CCR5-1613 + CCCAGUGGAUCGGGUGUAAA 20 5161 CCR5-2353 + CCCCAGUGGAUCGGGUGUAAA 21 5162 CCR5-2354 + UCCCCAGUGGAUCGGGUGUAAA 22 5163 CCR5-2355 + CUCCCCAGUGGAUCGGGUGUAAA 23 5164 CCR5-2356 + GCUCCCCAGUGGAUCGGGUGUAAA 24 5165 CCR5-2357 + GUUGUAGGGAGCCCAGAA 18 5166 CCR5-2358 + UGUUGUAGGGAGCCCAGAA 19 5167 CCR5-1642 + AUGUUGUAGGGAGCCCAGAA 20 5168 CCR5-2359 + AAUGUUGUAGGGAGCCCAGAA 21 5169 CCR5-2360 + CAAUGUUGUAGGGAGCCCAGAA 22 5170 CCR5-2361 + ACAAUGUUGUAGGGAGCCCAGAA 23 5171 CCR5-2362 + GACAAUGUUGUAGGGAGCCCAGAA 24 5172 CCR5-2363 + CUUCUUCUCAUUUCGACA 18 5173 CCR5-2364 + UCUUCUUCUCAUUUCGACA 19 5174 CCR5-1644 + CUCUUCUUCUCAUUUCGACA 20 5175 CCR5-2365 + CCUCUUCUUCUCAUUUCGACA 21 5176 CCR5-2366 + GCCUCUUCUUCUCAUUUCGACA 22 5177 CCR5-2367 + UGCCUCUUCUUCUCAUUUCGACA 23 5178 CCR5-2368 + GUGCCUCUUCUUCUCAUUUCGACA 24 5179 CCR5-2369 + GAAUUGAUACUGACUGUA 18 5180 CCR5-2370 + AGAAUUGAUACUGACUGUA 19 5181 CCR5-699 + CAGAAUUGAUACUGACUGUA 20 5182 CCR5-2371 + CCAGAAUUGAUACUGACUGUA 21 5183 CCR5-2372 + UCCAGAAUUGAUACUGACUGUA 22 5184 CCR5-2373 + UUCCAGAAUUGAUACUGACUGUA 23 5185 CCR5-2374 + CUUCCAGAAUUGAUACUGACUGUA 24 5186 CCR5-2375 + AUGAGAGCUGCAGGUGUA 18 5187 CCR5-2376 + AAUGAGAGCUGCAGGUGUA 19 5188 CCR5-1656 + AAAUGAGAGCUGCAGGUGUA 20 5189 CCR5-2377 + AAAAUGAGAGCUGCAGGUGUA 21 5190 CCR5-2378 + GAAAAUGAGAGCUGCAGGUGUA 22 5191 CCR5-2379 + GGAAAAUGAGAGCUGCAGGUGUA 23 5192 CCR5-2380 + UGGAAAAUGAGAGCUGCAGGUGUA 24 5193 CCR5-2381 + GAGAAGGACAAUGUUGUA 18 5194 CCR5-2382 + GGAGAAGGACAAUGUUGUA 19 5195 CCR5-693 + AGGAGAAGGACAAUGUUGUA 20 5196 CCR5-2383 + CAGGAGAAGGACAAUGUUGUA 21 5197 CCR5-2384 + UCAGGAGAAGGACAAUGUUGUA 22 5198 CCR5-2385 + UUCAGGAGAAGGACAAUGUUGUA 23 5199 CCR5-2386 + GUUCAGGAGAAGGACAAUGUUGUA 24 5200 CCR5-2387 + ACAAUGUUGUAGGGAGCC 18 5201 CCR5-2388 + GACAAUGUUGUAGGGAGCC 19 5202 CCR5-1640 + GGACAAUGUUGUAGGGAGCC 20 5203 CCR5-2389 + AGGACAAUGUUGUAGGGAGCC 21 5204 CCR5-2390 + AAGGACAAUGUUGUAGGGAGCC 22 5205 CCR5-2391 + GAAGGACAAUGUUGUAGGGAGCC 23 5206 CCR5-2392 + AGAAGGACAAUGUUGUAGGGAGCC 24 5207 CCR5-2393 + UUCAGGCCAAAGAAUUCC 18 5208 CCR5-2394 + AUUCAGGCCAAAGAAUUCC 19 5209 CCR5-688 + UAUUCAGGCCAAAGAAUUCC 20 5210 CCR5-2395 + UUAUUCAGGCCAAAGAAUUCC 21 5211 CCR5-2396 + AUUAUUCAGGCCAAAGAAUUCC 22 5212 CCR5-2397 + AAUUAUUCAGGCCAAAGAAUUCC 23 5213 CCR5-2398 + CAAUUAUUCAGGCCAAAGAAUUCC 24 5214 CCR5-1999 + UCUGGUAAAGAUGAUUCC 18 5215 CCR5-2000 + AUCUGGUAAAGAUGAUUCC 19 5216 CCR5-1874 + GAUCUGGUAAAGAUGAUUCC 20 5217 CCR5-2001 + AGAUCUGGUAAAGAUGAUUCC 21 5218 CCR5-2002 + GAGAUCUGGUAAAGAUGAUUCC 22 5219 CCR5-2003 + UGAGAUCUGGUAAAGAUGAUUCC 23 5220 CCR5-2004 + UUGAGAUCUGGUAAAGAUGAUUCC 24 5221 CCR5-2399 + UAAACUGAGCUUGCUCGC 18 5222 CCR5-2400 + GUAAACUGAGCUUGCUCGC 19 5223 CCR5-1614 + UGUAAACUGAGCUUGCUCGC 20 5224 CCR5-2401 + GUGUAAACUGAGCUUGCUCGC 21 5225 CCR5-2402 + GGUGUAAACUGAGCUUGCUCGC 22 5226 CCR5-2403 + GGGUGUAAACUGAGCUUGCUCGC 23 5227 CCR5-2404 + CGGGUGUAAACUGAGCUUGCUCGC 24 5228 CCR5-2405 + CGCUCGGGAGCCUCUUGC 18 5229 CCR5-2406 + UCGCUCGGGAGCCUCUUGC 19 5230 CCR5-678 + CUCGCUCGGGAGCCUCUUGC 20 5231 CCR5-2407 + GCUCGCUCGGGAGCCUCUUGC 21 5232 CCR5-2408 + UGCUCGCUCGGGAGCCUCUUGC 22 5233 CCR5-2409 + UUGCUCGCUCGGGAGCCUCUUGC 23 5234 CCR5-2410 + CUUGCUCGCUCGGGAGCCUCUUGC 24 5235 CCR5-2411 + AACUGAGCUUGCUCGCUC 18 5236 CCR5-2412 + AAACUGAGCUUGCUCGCUC 19 5237 CCR5-677 + UAAACUGAGCUUGCUCGCUC 20 5238 CCR5-2413 + GUAAACUGAGCUUGCUCGCUC 21 5239 CCR5-2414 + UGUAAACUGAGCUUGCUCGCUC 22 5240 CCR5-2415 + GUGUAAACUGAGCUUGCUCGCUC 23 5241 CCR5-2416 + GGUGUAAACUGAGCUUGCUCGCUC 24 5242 CCR5-2417 + AUGACUAUCUUUAAUGUC 18 5243 CCR5-2418 + GAUGACUAUCUUUAAUGUC 19 5244 CCR5-698 + AGAUGACUAUCUUUAAUGUC 20 5245 CCR5-2419 + AAGAUGACUAUCUUUAAUGUC 21 5246 CCR5-2420 + CAAGAUGACUAUCUUUAAUGUC 22 5247 CCR5-2421 + CCAAGAUGACUAUCUUUAAUGUC 23 5248 CCR5-2422 + CCCAAGAUGACUAUCUUUAAUGUC 24 5249 CCR5-2423 + AUUCAGGCCAAAGAAUUC 18 5250 CCR5-2424 + UAUUCAGGCCAAAGAAUUC 19 5251 CCR5-1631 + UUAUUCAGGCCAAAGAAUUC 20 5252 CCR5-2425 + AUUAUUCAGGCCAAAGAAUUC 21 5253 CCR5-2426 + AAUUAUUCAGGCCAAAGAAUUC 22 5254 CCR5-2427 + CAAUUAUUCAGGCCAAAGAAUUC 23 5255 CCR5-2428 + GCAAUUAUUCAGGCCAAAGAAUUC 24 5256 CCR5-2029 + AUCUGGUAAAGAUGAUUC 18 5257 CCR5-2030 + GAUCUGGUAAAGAUGAUUC 19 5258 CCR5-2031 + AGAUCUGGUAAAGAUGAUUC 20 5259 CCR5-2032 + GAGAUCUGGUAAAGAUGAUUC 21 5260 CCR5-2033 + UGAGAUCUGGUAAAGAUGAUUC 22 5261 CCR5-2034 + UUGAGAUCUGGUAAAGAUGAUUC 23 5262 CCR5-2035 + UUUGAGAUCUGGUAAAGAUGAUUC 24 5263 CCR5-2429 + AAUUCCUGGAAGGUGUUC 18 5264 CCR5-2430 + GAAUUCCUGGAAGGUGUUC 19 5265 CCR5-690 + AGAAUUCCUGGAAGGUGUUC 20 5266 CCR5-2431 + AAGAAUUCCUGGAAGGUGUUC 21 5267 CCR5-2432 + AAAGAAUUCCUGGAAGGUGUUC 22 5268 CCR5-2433 + CAAAGAAUUCCUGGAAGGUGUUC 23 5269 CCR5-2434 + CCAAAGAAUUCCUGGAAGGUGUUC 24 5270 CCR5-2435 + AUGUUGUAGGGAGCCCAG 18 5271 CCR5-2436 + AAUGUUGUAGGGAGCCCAG 19 5272 CCR5-1641 + CAAUGUUGUAGGGAGCCCAG 20 5273 CCR5-2437 + ACAAUGUUGUAGGGAGCCCAG 21 5274 CCR5-2438 + GACAAUGUUGUAGGGAGCCCAG 22 5275 CCR5-2439 + GGACAAUGUUGUAGGGAGCCCAG 23 5276 CCR5-2440 + AGGACAAUGUUGUAGGGAGCCCAG 24 5277 CCR5-2441 + UUCCUGGAAGGUGUUCAG 18 5278 CCR5-2442 + AUUCCUGGAAGGUGUUCAG 19 5279 CCR5-1635 + AAUUCCUGGAAGGUGUUCAG 20 5280 CCR5-2443 + GAAUUCCUGGAAGGUGUUCAG 21 5281 CCR5-2444 + AGAAUUCCUGGAAGGUGUUCAG 22 5282 CCR5-2445 + AAGAAUUCCUGGAAGGUGUUCAG 23 5283 CCR5-2446 + AAAGAAUUCCUGGAAGGUGUUCAG 24 5284 CCR5-2447 + CUGGAAGGUGUUCAGGAG 18 5285 CCR5-2448 + CCUGGAAGGUGUUCAGGAG 19 5286 CCR5-1636 + UCCUGGAAGGUGUUCAGGAG 20 5287 CCR5-2449 + UUCCUGGAAGGUGUUCAGGAG 21 5288 CCR5-2450 + AUUCCUGGAAGGUGUUCAGGAG 22 5289 CCR5-2451 + AAUUCCUGGAAGGUGUUCAGGAG 23 5290 CCR5-2452 + GAAUUCCUGGAAGGUGUUCAGGAG 24 5291 CCR5-2453 + GACCAUGACAAGCAGCGG 18 5292 CCR5-2454 + UGACCAUGACAAGCAGCGG 19 5293 CCR5-1648 + AUGACCAUGACAAGCAGCGG 20 5294 CCR5-2455 + GAUGACCAUGACAAGCAGCGG 21 5295 CCR5-2456 + AGAUGACCAUGACAAGCAGCGG 22 5296 CCR5-2457 + CAGAUGACCAUGACAAGCAGCGG 23 5297 CCR5-2458 + GCAGAUGACCAUGACAAGCAGCGG 24 5298 CCR5-2096 + GGUAAAGAUGAUUCCUGG 18 5299 CCR5-2097 + UGGUAAAGAUGAUUCCUGG 19 5300 CCR5-2098 + CUGGUAAAGAUGAUUCCUGG 20 5301 CCR5-2099 + UCUGGUAAAGAUGAUUCCUGG 21 5302 CCR5-2100 + AUCUGGUAAAGAUGAUUCCUGG 22 5303 CCR5-2101 + GAUCUGGUAAAGAUGAUUCCUGG 23 5304 CCR5-2102 + AGAUCUGGUAAAGAUGAUUCCUGG 24 5305 CCR5-2459 + UUGGCAAUGUGCUUUUGG 18 5306 CCR5-2460 + UUUGGCAAUGUGCUUUUGG 19 5307 CCR5-1623 + GUUUGGCAAUGUGCUUUUGG 20 5308 CCR5-2461 + CGUUUGGCAAUGUGCUUUUGG 21 5309 CCR5-2462 + GCGUUUGGCAAUGUGCUUUUGG 22 5310 CCR5-2463 + AGCGUUUGGCAAUGUGCUUUUGG 23 5311 CCR5-2464 + AAGCGUUUGGCAAUGUGCUUUUGG 24 5312 CCR5-2465 + CCGACAAAGGCAUAGAUG 18 5313 CCR5-2466 + CCCGACAAAGGCAUAGAUG 19 5314 CCR5-1626 + CCCCGACAAAGGCAUAGAUG 20 5315 CCR5-2467 + UCCCCGACAAAGGCAUAGAUG 21 5316 CCR5-2468 + CUCCCCGACAAAGGCAUAGAUG 22 5317 CCR5-2469 + UCUCCCCGACAAAGGCAUAGAUG 23 5318 CCR5-2470 + UUCUCCCCGACAAAGGCAUAGAUG 24 5319 CCR5-2471 + AAAUAAACAAUCAUGAUG 18 5320 CCR5-2472 + AAAAUAAACAAUCAUGAUG 19 5321 CCR5-1643 + GAAAAUAAACAAUCAUGAUG 20 5322 CCR5-2473 + AGAAAAUAAACAAUCAUGAUG 21 5323 CCR5-2474 + GAGAAAAUAAACAAUCAUGAUG 22 5324 CCR5-2475 + AGAGAAAAUAAACAAUCAUGAUG 23 5325 CCR5-2476 + AAGAGAAAAUAAACAAUCAUGAUG 24 5326 CCR5-2477 + UCGCUCGGGAGCCUCUUG 18 5327 CCR5-2478 + CUCGCUCGGGAGCCUCUUG 19 5328 CCR5-1617 + GCUCGCUCGGGAGCCUCUUG 20 5329 CCR5-2479 + UGCUCGCUCGGGAGCCUCUUG 21 5330 CCR5-2480 + UUGCUCGCUCGGGAGCCUCUUG 22 5331 CCR5-2481 + CUUGCUCGCUCGGGAGCCUCUUG 23 5332 CCR5-2482 + GCUUGCUCGCUCGGGAGCCUCUUG 24 5333 CCR5-2483 + AGGAGAAGGACAAUGUUG 18 5334 CCR5-2484 + CAGGAGAAGGACAAUGUUG 19 5335 CCR5-1637 + UCAGGAGAAGGACAAUGUUG 20 5336 CCR5-2485 + UUCAGGAGAAGGACAAUGUUG 21 5337 CCR5-2486 + GUUCAGGAGAAGGACAAUGUUG 22 5338 CCR5-2487 + UGUUCAGGAGAAGGACAAUGUUG 23 5339 CCR5-2488 + GUGUUCAGGAGAAGGACAAUGUUG 24 5340 CCR5-2489 + AAAAUAGAACAGCAUUUG 18 5341 CCR5-2490 + GAAAAUAGAACAGCAUUUG 19 5342 CCR5-1620 + GGAAAAUAGAACAGCAUUUG 20 5343 CCR5-2491 + UGGAAAAUAGAACAGCAUUUG 21 5344 CCR5-2492 + CUGGAAAAUAGAACAGCAUUUG 22 5345 CCR5-2493 + GCUGGAAAAUAGAACAGCAUUUG 23 5346 CCR5-2494 + UGCUGGAAAAUAGAACAGCAUUUG 24 5347 CCR5-2495 + ACUGACUGUAUGGAAAAU 18 5348 CCR5-2496 + UACUGACUGUAUGGAAAAU 19 5349 CCR5-1655 + AUACUGACUGUAUGGAAAAU 20 5350 CCR5-2497 + GAUACUGACUGUAUGGAAAAU 21 5351 CCR5-2498 + UGAUACUGACUGUAUGGAAAAU 22 5352 CCR5-2499 + UUGAUACUGACUGUAUGGAAAAU 23 5353 CCR5-2500 + AUUGAUACUGACUGUAUGGAAAAU 24 5354 CCR5-2501 + UGCUUUUGGAAGAAGACU 18 5355 CCR5-2502 + GUGCUUUUGGAAGAAGACU 19 5356 CCR5-1624 + UGUGCUUUUGGAAGAAGACU 20 5357 CCR5-2503 + AUGUGCUUUUGGAAGAAGACU 21 5358 CCR5-2504 + AAUGUGCUUUUGGAAGAAGACU 22 5359 CCR5-2505 + CAAUGUGCUUUUGGAAGAAGACU 23 5360 CCR5-2506 + GCAAUGUGCUUUUGGAAGAAGACU 24 5361 CCR5-2121 + CUGGUAAAGAUGAUUCCU 18 5362 CCR5-2122 + UCUGGUAAAGAUGAUUCCU 19 5363 CCR5-1877 + AUCUGGUAAAGAUGAUUCCU 20 5364 CCR5-2123 + GAUCUGGUAAAGAUGAUUCCU 21 5365 CCR5-2124 + AGAUCUGGUAAAGAUGAUUCCU 22 5366 CCR5-2125 + GAGAUCUGGUAAAGAUGAUUCCU 23 5367 CCR5-2126 + UGAGAUCUGGUAAAGAUGAUUCCU 24 5368 CCR5-2507 + AAACUGAGCUUGCUCGCU 18 5369 CCR5-2508 + UAAACUGAGCUUGCUCGCU 19 5370 CCR5-676 + GUAAACUGAGCUUGCUCGCU 20 5371 CCR5-2509 + UGUAAACUGAGCUUGCUCGCU 21 5372 CCR5-2510 + GUGUAAACUGAGCUUGCUCGCU 22 5373 CCR5-2511 + GGUGUAAACUGAGCUUGCUCGCU 23 5374 CCR5-2512 + GGGUGUAAACUGAGCUUGCUCGCU 24 5375 CCR5-2513 + GAUGACUAUCUUUAAUGU 18 5376 CCR5-2514 + AGAUGACUAUCUUUAAUGU 19 5377 CCR5-1649 + AAGAUGACUAUCUUUAAUGU 20 5378 CCR5-2515 + CAAGAUGACUAUCUUUAAUGU 21 5379 CCR5-2516 + CCAAGAUGACUAUCUUUAAUGU 22 5380 CCR5-2517 + CCCAAGAUGACUAUCUUUAAUGU 23 5381 CCR5-2518 + CCCCAAGAUGACUAUCUUUAAUGU 24 5382 CCR5-2519 + AGAAUUGAUACUGACUGU 18 5383 CCR5-2520 + CAGAAUUGAUACUGACUGU 19 5384 CCR5-1652 + CCAGAAUUGAUACUGACUGU 20 5385 CCR5-2521 + UCCAGAAUUGAUACUGACUGU 21 5386 CCR5-2522 + UUCCAGAAUUGAUACUGACUGU 22 5387 CCR5-2523 + CUUCCAGAAUUGAUACUGACUGU 23 5388 CCR5-2524 + UCUUCCAGAAUUGAUACUGACUGU 24 5389 CCR5-2525 + UAGCUUGGUCCAACCUGU 18 5390 CCR5-2526 + AUAGCUUGGUCCAACCUGU 19 5391 CCR5-1629 + CAUAGCUUGGUCCAACCUGU 20 5392 CCR5-2527 + GCAUAGCUUGGUCCAACCUGU 21 5393 CCR5-2528 + UGCAUAGCUUGGUCCAACCUGU 22 5394 CCR5-2529 + CUGCAUAGCUUGGUCCAACCUGU 23 5395 CCR5-2530 + CCUGCAUAGCUUGGUCCAACCUGU 24 5396 CCR5-2531 + GGAGAAGGACAAUGUUGU 18 5397 CCR5-2532 + AGGAGAAGGACAAUGUUGU 19 5398 CCR5-692 + CAGGAGAAGGACAAUGUUGU 20 5399 CCR5-2533 + UCAGGAGAAGGACAAUGUUGU 21 5400 CCR5-2534 + UUCAGGAGAAGGACAAUGUUGU 22 5401 CCR5-2535 + GUUCAGGAGAAGGACAAUGUUGU 23 5402 CCR5-2536 + UGUUCAGGAGAAGGACAAUGUUGU 24 5403 CCR5-2537 + GCGUUUGGCAAUGUGCUU 18 5404 CCR5-2538 + AGCGUUUGGCAAUGUGCUU 19 5405 CCR5-1621 + AAGCGUUUGGCAAUGUGCUU 20 5406 CCR5-2539 + GAAGCGUUUGGCAAUGUGCUU 21 5407 CCR5-2540 + AGAAGCGUUUGGCAAUGUGCUU 22 5408 CCR5-2541 + CAGAAGCGUUUGGCAAUGUGCUU 23 5409 CCR5-2542 + GCAGAAGCGUUUGGCAAUGUGCUU 24 5410 CCR5-2543 + GAAUUCCUGGAAGGUGUU 18 5411 CCR5-2544 + AGAAUUCCUGGAAGGUGUU 19 5412 CCR5-1633 + AAGAAUUCCUGGAAGGUGUU 20 5413 CCR5-2545 + AAAGAAUUCCUGGAAGGUGUU 21 5414 CCR5-2546 + CAAAGAAUUCCUGGAAGGUGUU 22 5415 CCR5-2547 + CCAAAGAAUUCCUGGAAGGUGUU 23 5416 CCR5-2548 + GCCAAAGAAUUCCUGGAAGGUGUU 24 5417 CCR5-2549 + CGUUUGGCAAUGUGCUUU 18 5418 CCR5-2550 + GCGUUUGGCAAUGUGCUUU 19 5419 CCR5-680 + AGCGUUUGGCAAUGUGCUUU 20 5420 CCR5-2551 + AAGCGUUUGGCAAUGUGCUUU 21 5421 CCR5-2552 + GAAGCGUUUGGCAAUGUGCUUU 22 5422 CCR5-2553 + AGAAGCGUUUGGCAAUGUGCUUU 23 5423 CCR5-2554 + CAGAAGCGUUUGGCAAUGUGCUUU 24 5424 CCR5-2145 + GUAAUGAAGACCUUCUUU 18 5425 CCR5-2146 + UGUAAUGAAGACCUUCUUU 19 5426 CCR5-1657 + GUGUAAUGAAGACCUUCUUU 20 5427 CCR5-2555 + GGUGUAAUGAAGACCUUCUUU 21 5428 CCR5-2556 + AGGUGUAAUGAAGACCUUCUUU 22 5429 CCR5-2557 + CAGGUGUAAUGAAGACCUUCUUU 23 5430 CCR5-2558 + GCAGGUGUAAUGAAGACCUUCUUU 24 5431 CCR5-2559 + AAGACUAAGAGGUAGUUU 18 5432 CCR5-2560 + GAAGACUAAGAGGUAGUUU 19 5433 CCR5-1625 + AGAAGACUAAGAGGUAGUUU 20 5434 CCR5-2561 + AAGAAGACUAAGAGGUAGUUU 21 5435 CCR5-2562 + GAAGAAGACUAAGAGGUAGUUU 22 5436 CCR5-2563 + GGAAGAAGACUAAGAGGUAGUUU 23 5437 CCR5-2564 + UGGAAGAAGACUAAGAGGUAGUUU 24 5438 CCR5-2147 − UCUUUACCAGAUCUCAAA 18 5439 CCR5-2148 − AUCUUUACCAGAUCUCAAA 19 5440 CCR5-2149 − CAUCUUUACCAGAUCUCAAA 20 5441 CCR5-2150 − UCAUCUUUACCAGAUCUCAAA 21 5442 CCR5-2151 − AUCAUCUUUACCAGAUCUCAAA 22 5443 CCR5-2152 − AAUCAUCUUUACCAGAUCUCAAA 23 5444 CCR5-2153 − GAAUCAUCUUUACCAGAUCUCAAA 24 5445 CCR5-2565 − CUUGUGACACGGACUCAA 18 5446 CCR5-2566 − GCUUGUGACACGGACUCAA 19 5447 CCR5-963 − GGCUUGUGACACGGACUCAA 20 5448 CCR5-2567 − GGGCUUGUGACACGGACUCAA 21 5449 CCR5-2568 − UGGGCUUGUGACACGGACUCAA 22 5450 CCR5-2569 − GUGGGCUUGUGACACGGACUCAA 23 5451 CCR5-2570 − UGUGGGCUUGUGACACGGACUCAA 24 5452 CCR5-2571 − CUCUGCUUCGGUGUCGAA 18 5453 CCR5-2572 − ACUCUGCUUCGGUGUCGAA 19 5454 CCR5-931 − AACUCUGCUUCGGUGUCGAA 20 5455 CCR5-2573 − AAACUCUGCUUCGGUGUCGAA 21 5456 CCR5-2574 − AAAACUCUGCUUCGGUGUCGAA 22 5457 CCR5-2575 − AAAAACUCUGCUUCGGUGUCGAA 23 5458 CCR5-2576 − UAAAAACUCUGCUUCGGUGUCGAA 24 5459 CCR5-2577 − CAGUUUACACCCGAUCCA 18 5460 CCR5-2578 − UCAGUUUACACCCGAUCCA 19 5461 CCR5-955 − CUCAGUUUACACCCGAUCCA 20 5462 CCR5-2579 − GCUCAGUUUACACCCGAUCCA 21 5463 CCR5-2580 − AGCUCAGUUUACACCCGAUCCA 22 5464 CCR5-2581 − AAGCUCAGUUUACACCCGAUCCA 23 5465 CCR5-2582 − CAAGCUCAGUUUACACCCGAUCCA 24 5466 CCR5-2583 − AAAUGAGAAGAAGAGGCA 18 5467 CCR5-2584 − GAAAUGAGAAGAAGAGGCA 19 5468 CCR5-935 − CGAAAUGAGAAGAAGAGGCA 20 5469 CCR5-2585 − UCGAAAUGAGAAGAAGAGGCA 21 5470 CCR5-2586 − GUCGAAAUGAGAAGAAGAGGCA 22 5471 CCR5-2587 − UGUCGAAAUGAGAAGAAGAGGCA 23 5472 CCR5-2588 − GUGUCGAAAUGAGAAGAAGAGGCA 24 5473 CCR5-2589 − CCAGCAAGAGGCUCCCGA 18 5474 CCR5-2590 − UCCAGCAAGAGGCUCCCGA 19 5475 CCR5-954 − UUCCAGCAAGAGGCUCCCGA 20 5476 CCR5-2591 − UUUCCAGCAAGAGGCUCCCGA 21 5477 CCR5-2592 − UUUUCCAGCAAGAGGCUCCCGA 22 5478 CCR5-2593 − AUUUUCCAGCAAGAGGCUCCCGA 23 5479 CCR5-2594 − UAUUUUCCAGCAAGAGGCUCCCGA 24 5480 CCR5-2595 − ACCAAGCUAUGCAGGUGA 18 5481 CCR5-2596 − GACCAAGCUAUGCAGGUGA 19 5482 CCR5-943 − GGACCAAGCUAUGCAGGUGA 20 5483 CCR5-2597 − UGGACCAAGCUAUGCAGGUGA 21 5484 CCR5-2598 − UUGGACCAAGCUAUGCAGGUGA 22 5485 CCR5-2599 − GUUGGACCAAGCUAUGCAGGUGA 23 5486 CCR5-2600 − GGUUGGACCAAGCUAUGCAGGUGA 24 5487 CCR5-2601 − AGUUUACACCCGAUCCAC 18 5488 CCR5-2602 − CAGUUUACACCCGAUCCAC 19 5489 CCR5-178 − UCAGUUUACACCCGAUCCAC 20 5490 CCR5-2603 − CUCAGUUUACACCCGAUCCAC 21 5491 CCR5-2604 − GCUCAGUUUACACCCGAUCCAC 22 5492 CCR5-2605 − AGCUCAGUUUACACCCGAUCCAC 23 5493 CCR5-2606 − AAGCUCAGUUUACACCCGAUCCAC 24 5494 CCR5-2607 − UAUCUGUGGGCUUGUGAC 18 5495 CCR5-2608 − AUAUCUGUGGGCUUGUGAC 19 5496 CCR5-962 − AAUAUCUGUGGGCUUGUGAC 20 5497 CCR5-2609 − AAAUAUCUGUGGGCUUGUGAC 21 5498 CCR5-2610 − GAAAUAUCUGUGGGCUUGUGAC 22 5499 CCR5-2611 − GGAAAUAUCUGUGGGCUUGUGAC 23 5500 CCR5-2612 − AGGAAAUAUCUGUGGGCUUGUGAC 24 5501 CCR5-2613 − GUCAUGGUCAUCUGCUAC 18 5502 CCR5-2614 − UGUCAUGGUCAUCUGCUAC 19 5503 CCR5-927 − UUGUCAUGGUCAUCUGCUAC 20 5504 CCR5-2615 − CUUGUCAUGGUCAUCUGCUAC 21 5505 CCR5-2616 − GCUUGUCAUGGUCAUCUGCUAC 22 5506 CCR5-2617 − UGCUUGUCAUGGUCAUCUGCUAC 23 5507 CCR5-2618 − CUGCUUGUCAUGGUCAUCUGCUAC 24 5508 CCR5-2619 − GCUGUUCUAUUUUCCAGC 18 5509 CCR5-2620 − UGCUGUUCUAUUUUCCAGC 19 5510 CCR5-952 − AUGCUGUUCUAUUUUCCAGC 20 5511 CCR5-2621 − AAUGCUGUUCUAUUUUCCAGC 21 5512 CCR5-2622 − AAAUGCUGUUCUAUUUUCCAGC 22 5513 CCR5-2623 − CAAAUGCUGUUCUAUUUUCCAGC 23 5514 CCR5-2624 − GCAAAUGCUGUUCUAUUUUCCAGC 24 5515 CCR5-2625 − CCCGAUCCACUGGGGAGC 18 5516 CCR5-2626 − ACCCGAUCCACUGGGGAGC 19 5517 CCR5-181 − CACCCGAUCCACUGGGGAGC 20 5518 CCR5-2627 − ACACCCGAUCCACUGGGGAGC 21 5519 CCR5-2628 − UACACCCGAUCCACUGGGGAGC 22 5520 CCR5-2629 − UUACACCCGAUCCACUGGGGAGC 23 5521 CCR5-2630 − UUUACACCCGAUCCACUGGGGAGC 24 5522 CCR5-2631 − ACAUUAAAGAUAGUCAUC 18 5523 CCR5-2632 − GACAUUAAAGAUAGUCAUC 19 5524 CCR5-925 − AGACAUUAAAGAUAGUCAUC 20 5525 CCR5-2633 − CAGACAUUAAAGAUAGUCAUC 21 5526 CCR5-2634 − CCAGACAUUAAAGAUAGUCAUC 22 5527 CCR5-2635 − UCCAGACAUUAAAGAUAGUCAUC 23 5528 CCR5-2636 − UUCCAGACAUUAAAGAUAGUCAUC 24 5529 CCR5-2637 − UGCAGGUGACAGAGACUC 18 5530 CCR5-2638 − AUGCAGGUGACAGAGACUC 19 5531 CCR5-944 − UAUGCAGGUGACAGAGACUC 20 5532 CCR5-2639 − CUAUGCAGGUGACAGAGACUC 21 5533 CCR5-2640 − GCUAUGCAGGUGACAGAGACUC 22 5534 CCR5-2641 − AGCUAUGCAGGUGACAGAGACUC 23 5535 CCR5-2642 − AAGCUAUGCAGGUGACAGAGACUC 24 5536 CCR5-2643 − UUUUCCAGCAAGAGGCUC 18 5537 CCR5-2644 − AUUUUCCAGCAAGAGGCUC 19 5538 CCR5-953 − UAUUUUCCAGCAAGAGGCUC 20 5539 CCR5-2645 − CUAUUUUCCAGCAAGAGGCUC 21 5540 CCR5-2646 − UCUAUUUUCCAGCAAGAGGCUC 22 5541 CCR5-2647 − UUCUAUUUUCCAGCAAGAGGCUC 23 5542 CCR5-2648 − GUUCUAUUUUCCAGCAAGAGGCUC 24 5543 CCR5-2649 − UACAACAUUGUCCUUCUC 18 5544 CCR5-2650 − CUACAACAUUGUCCUUCUC 19 5545 CCR5-938 − CCUACAACAUUGUCCUUCUC 20 5546 CCR5-2651 − CCCUACAACAUUGUCCUUCUC 21 5547 CCR5-2652 − UCCCUACAACAUUGUCCUUCUC 22 5548 CCR5-2653 − CUCCCUACAACAUUGUCCUUCUC 23 5549 CCR5-2654 − GCUCCCUACAACAUUGUCCUUCUC 24 5550 CCR5-2655 − AUCAUCUAUGCCUUUGUC 18 5551 CCR5-2656 − CAUCAUCUAUGCCUUUGUC 19 5552 CCR5-175 − CCAUCAUCUAUGCCUUUGUC 20 5553 CCR5-2657 − CCCAUCAUCUAUGCCUUUGUC 21 5554 CCR5-2658 − CCCCAUCAUCUAUGCCUUUGUC 22 5555 CCR5-2659 − ACCCCAUCAUCUAUGCCUUUGUC 23 5556 CCR5-2660 − AACCCCAUCAUCUAUGCCUUUGUC 24 5557 CCR5-2661 − UACAGUCAGUAUCAAUUC 18 5558 CCR5-2662 − AUACAGUCAGUAUCAAUUC 19 5559 CCR5-152 − CAUACAGUCAGUAUCAAUUC 20 5560 CCR5-2663 − CCAUACAGUCAGUAUCAAUUC 21 5561 CCR5-2664 − UCCAUACAGUCAGUAUCAAUUC 22 5562 CCR5-2665 − UUCCAUACAGUCAGUAUCAAUUC 23 5563 CCR5-2666 − UUUCCAUACAGUCAGUAUCAAUUC 24 5564 CCR5-2667 − CUUCUCCUGAACACCUUC 18 5565 CCR5-2668 − CCUUCUCCUGAACACCUUC 19 5566 CCR5-939 − UCCUUCUCCUGAACACCUUC 20 5567 CCR5-2669 − GUCCUUCUCCUGAACACCUUC 21 5568 CCR5-2670 − UGUCCUUCUCCUGAACACCUUC 22 5569 CCR5-2671 − UUGUCCUUCUCCUGAACACCUUC 23 5570 CCR5-2672 − AUUGUCCUUCUCCUGAACACCUUC 24 5571 CCR5-2673 − CGGUGUCGAAAUGAGAAG 18 5572 CCR5-2674 − UCGGUGUCGAAAUGAGAAG 19 5573 CCR5-934 − UUCGGUGUCGAAAUGAGAAG 20 5574 CCR5-2675 − CUUCGGUGUCGAAAUGAGAAG 21 5575 CCR5-2676 − GCUUCGGUGUCGAAAUGAGAAG 22 5576 CCR5-2677 − UGCUUCGGUGUCGAAAUGAGAAG 23 5577 CCR5-2678 − CUGCUUCGGUGUCGAAAUGAGAAG 24 5578 CCR5-2679 − ACCCGAUCCACUGGGGAG 18 5579 CCR5-2680 − CACCCGAUCCACUGGGGAG 19 5580 CCR5-959 − ACACCCGAUCCACUGGGGAG 20 5581 CCR5-2681 − UACACCCGAUCCACUGGGGAG 21 5582 CCR5-2682 − UUACACCCGAUCCACUGGGGAG 22 5583 CCR5-2683 − UUUACACCCGAUCCACUGGGGAG 23 5584 CCR5-2684 − GUUUACACCCGAUCCACUGGGGAG 24 5585 CCR5-2685 − CUUCGGUGUCGAAAUGAG 18 5586 CCR5-2686 − GCUUCGGUGUCGAAAUGAG 19 5587 CCR5-933 − UGCUUCGGUGUCGAAAUGAG 20 5588 CCR5-2687 − CUGCUUCGGUGUCGAAAUGAG 21 5589 CCR5-2688 − UCUGCUUCGGUGUCGAAAUGAG 22 5590 CCR5-2689 − CUCUGCUUCGGUGUCGAAAUGAG 23 5591 CCR5-2690 − ACUCUGCUUCGGUGUCGAAAUGAG 24 5592 CCR5-2691 − UCAUCUAUGCCUUUGUCG 18 5593 CCR5-2692 − AUCAUCUAUGCCUUUGUCG 19 5594 CCR5-176 − CAUCAUCUAUGCCUUUGUCG 20 5595 CCR5-2693 − CCAUCAUCUAUGCCUUUGUCG 21 5596 CCR5-2694 − CCCAUCAUCUAUGCCUUUGUCG 22 5597 CCR5-2695 − CCCCAUCAUCUAUGCCUUUGUCG 23 5598 CCR5-2696 − ACCCCAUCAUCUAUGCCUUUGUCG 24 5599 CCR5-2697 − UGCAGUAGCUCUAACAGG 18 5600 CCR5-2698 − UUGCAGUAGCUCUAACAGG 19 5601 CCR5-942 − AUUGCAGUAGCUCUAACAGG 20 5602 CCR5-2699 − AAUUGCAGUAGCUCUAACAGG 21 5603 CCR5-2700 − UAAUUGCAGUAGCUCUAACAGG 22 5604 CCR5-2701 − AUAAUUGCAGUAGCUCUAACAGG 23 5605 CCR5-2702 − AAUAAUUGCAGUAGCUCUAACAGG 24 5606 CCR5-2703 − AUCUAUGCCUUUGUCGGG 18 5607 CCR5-2704 − CAUCUAUGCCUUUGUCGGG 19 5608 CCR5-950 − UCAUCUAUGCCUUUGUCGGG 20 5609 CCR5-2705 − AUCAUCUAUGCCUUUGUCGGG 21 5610 CCR5-2706 − CAUCAUCUAUGCCUUUGUCGGG 22 5611 CCR5-2707 − CCAUCAUCUAUGCCUUUGUCGGG 23 5612 CCR5-2708 − CCCAUCAUCUAUGCCUUUGUCGGG 24 5613 CCR5-2709 − UUUACACCCGAUCCACUG 18 5614 CCR5-2710 − GUUUACACCCGAUCCACUG 19 5615 CCR5-180 − AGUUUACACCCGAUCCACUG 20 5616 CCR5-2711 − CAGUUUACACCCGAUCCACUG 21 5617 CCR5-2712 − UCAGUUUACACCCGAUCCACUG 22 5618 CCR5-2713 − CUCAGUUUACACCCGAUCCACUG 23 5619 CCR5-2714 − GCUCAGUUUACACCCGAUCCACUG 24 5620 CCR5-2715 − AAAAACUCUGCUUCGGUG 18 5621 CCR5-2716 − UAAAAACUCUGCUUCGGUG 19 5622 CCR5-930 − CUAAAAACUCUGCUUCGGUG 20 5623 CCR5-2717 − CCUAAAAACUCUGCUUCGGUG 21 5624 CCR5-2718 − UCCUAAAAACUCUGCUUCGGUG 22 5625 CCR5-2719 − AUCCUAAAAACUCUGCUUCGGUG 23 5626 CCR5-2720 − AAUCCUAAAAACUCUGCUUCGGUG 24 5627 CCR5-2721 − CCAUCAUCUAUGCCUUUG 18 5628 CCR5-2722 − CCCAUCAUCUAUGCCUUUG 19 5629 CCR5-946 − CCCCAUCAUCUAUGCCUUUG 20 5630 CCR5-2723 − ACCCCAUCAUCUAUGCCUUUG 21 5631 CCR5-2724 − AACCCCAUCAUCUAUGCCUUUG 22 5632 CCR5-2725 − CAACCCCAUCAUCUAUGCCUUUG 23 5633 CCR5-2726 − UCAACCCCAUCAUCUAUGCCUUUG 24 5634 CCR5-2727 − CUGCUUCGGUGUCGAAAU 18 5635 CCR5-2728 − UCUGCUUCGGUGUCGAAAU 19 5636 CCR5-932 − CUCUGCUUCGGUGUCGAAAU 20 5637 CCR5-2729 − ACUCUGCUUCGGUGUCGAAAU 21 5638 CCR5-2730 − AACUCUGCUUCGGUGUCGAAAU 22 5639 CCR5-2731 − AAACUCUGCUUCGGUGUCGAAAU 23 5640 CCR5-2732 − AAAACUCUGCUUCGGUGUCGAAAU 24 5641 CCR5-2733 − GUUUACACCCGAUCCACU 18 5642 CCR5-2734 − AGUUUACACCCGAUCCACU 19 5643 CCR5-179 − CAGUUUACACCCGAUCCACU 20 5644 CCR5-2735 − UCAGUUUACACCCGAUCCACU 21 5645 CCR5-2736 − CUCAGUUUACACCCGAUCCACU 22 5646 CCR5-2737 − GCUCAGUUUACACCCGAUCCACU 23 5647 CCR5-2738 − AGCUCAGUUUACACCCGAUCCACU 24 5648 CCR5-2739 − UCAUGGUCAUCUGCUACU 18 5649 CCR5-2740 − GUCAUGGUCAUCUGCUACU 19 5650 CCR5-158 − UGUCAUGGUCAUCUGCUACU 20 5651 CCR5-2741 − UUGUCAUGGUCAUCUGCUACU 21 5652 CCR5-2742 − CUUGUCAUGGUCAUCUGCUACU 22 5653 CCR5-2743 − GCUUGUCAUGGUCAUCUGCUACU 23 5654 CCR5-2744 − UGCUUGUCAUGGUCAUCUGCUACU 24 5655 CCR5-2745 − AAGAAGAGGCACAGGGCU 18 5656 CCR5-2746 − GAAGAAGAGGCACAGGGCU 19 5657 CCR5-936 − AGAAGAAGAGGCACAGGGCU 20 5658 CCR5-2747 − GAGAAGAAGAGGCACAGGGCU 21 5659 CCR5-2748 − UGAGAAGAAGAGGCACAGGGCU 22 5660 CCR5-2749 − AUGAGAAGAAGAGGCACAGGGCU 23 5661 CCR5-2750 − AAUGAGAAGAAGAGGCACAGGGCU 24 5662 CCR5-2751 − CAUUAAAGAUAGUCAUCU 18 5663 CCR5-2752 − ACAUUAAAGAUAGUCAUCU 19 5664 CCR5-153 − GACAUUAAAGAUAGUCAUCU 20 5665 CCR5-2753 − AGACAUUAAAGAUAGUCAUCU 21 5666 CCR5-2754 − CAGACAUUAAAGAUAGUCAUCU 22 5667 CCR5-2755 − CCAGACAUUAAAGAUAGUCAUCU 23 5668 CCR5-2756 − UCCAGACAUUAAAGAUAGUCAUCU 24 5669 CCR5-2757 − GGGGAGCAGGAAAUAUCU 18 5670 CCR5-2758 − UGGGGAGCAGGAAAUAUCU 19 5671 CCR5-961 − CUGGGGAGCAGGAAAUAUCU 20 5672 CCR5-2759 − ACUGGGGAGCAGGAAAUAUCU 21 5673 CCR5-2760 − CACUGGGGAGCAGGAAAUAUCU 22 5674 CCR5-2761 − CCACUGGGGAGCAGGAAAUAUCU 23 5675 CCR5-2762 − UCCACUGGGGAGCAGGAAAUAUCU 24 5676 CCR5-2763 − CAUCAUCUAUGCCUUUGU 18 5677 CCR5-2764 − CCAUCAUCUAUGCCUUUGU 19 5678 CCR5-174 − CCCAUCAUCUAUGCCUUUGU 20 5679 CCR5-2765 − CCCCAUCAUCUAUGCCUUUGU 21 5680 CCR5-2766 − ACCCCAUCAUCUAUGCCUUUGU 22 5681 CCR5-2767 − AACCCCAUCAUCUAUGCCUUUGU 23 5682 CCR5-2768 − CAACCCCAUCAUCUAUGCCUUUGU 24 5683 CCR5-2769 − AUACAGUCAGUAUCAAUU 18 5684 CCR5-2770 − CAUACAGUCAGUAUCAAUU 19 5685 CCR5-922 − CCAUACAGUCAGUAUCAAUU 20 5686 CCR5-2771 − UCCAUACAGUCAGUAUCAAUU 21 5687 CCR5-2772 − UUCCAUACAGUCAGUAUCAAUU 22 5688 CCR5-2773 − UUUCCAUACAGUCAGUAUCAAUU 23 5689 CCR5-2774 − UUUUCCAUACAGUCAGUAUCAAUU 24 5690 CCR5-2775 − GAUUGUUUAUUUUCUCUU 18 5691 CCR5-2776 − UGAUUGUUUAUUUUCUCUU 19 5692 CCR5-937 − AUGAUUGUUUAUUUUCUCUU 20 5693 CCR5-2777 − CAUGAUUGUUUAUUUUCUCUU 21 5694 CCR5-2778 − UCAUGAUUGUUUAUUUUCUCUU 22 5695 CCR5-2779 − AUCAUGAUUGUUUAUUUUCUCUU 23 5696 CCR5-2780 − CAUCAUGAUUGUUUAUUUUCUCUU 24 5697 CCR5-2781 − CUUUGUCGGGGAGAAGUU 18 5698 CCR5-2782 − CCUUUGUCGGGGAGAAGUU 19 5699 CCR5-951 − GCCUUUGUCGGGGAGAAGUU 20 5700 CCR5-2783 − UGCCUUUGUCGGGGAGAAGUU 21 5701 CCR5-2784 − AUGCCUUUGUCGGGGAGAAGUU 22 5702 CCR5-2785 − UAUGCCUUUGUCGGGGAGAAGUU 23 5703 CCR5-2786 − CUAUGCCUUUGUCGGGGAGAAGUU 24 5704

Table 4A provides exemplary targeting domains for knocking out the CCR5 gene selected according to the first tier parameters. The targeting domains bind within the first 500 bp of the coding sequence (e.g., with 500 bp downstream from the start codon) and have a high level of orthogonality. It is contemplated herein that in an embodiment the targeting domain hybridizes to the target domain through complementary base pairing. Any of the targeting domains in the table can be used with a N. meningitidis Cas9 molecule that generates a double stranded break (Cas9 nuclease) or a single-stranded break (Cas9 nickase).

TABLE 4A 1st Tier Target gRNA DNA Site SEQ ID Name Strand Targeting Domain Length NO CCR5-2787 − UGCACAGGGUGGAACAA 17 5705 CCR5-1824 + GGCUGCGAUUUGCUUCA 17 5706 CCR5-1821 + GACGACAGCCAGGUACC 17 5707 CCR5-1823 + CGGAGGCAGGAGGCGGG 17 5708 CCR5-1825 + UGUAUAAUAAUUGAUGU 17 5709 CCR5-2788 − GCUGUCGUCCAUGCUGU 17 5710 CCR5-2789 − UGACAGGGCUCUAUUUU 17 5711 CCR5-2790 − UUAUGCACAGGGUGGAACAA 20 5712 CCR5-1819 + GCGGGCUGCGAUUUGCUUCA 20 5713 CCR5-1816 + AUGGACGACAGCCAGGUACC 20 5714 CCR5-1818 + GAGCGGAGGCAGGAGGCGGG 20 5715 CCR5-1820 + CGAUGUAUAAUAAUUGAUGU 20 5716 CCR5-2791 − UCUUGACAGGGCUCUAUUUU 20 5717

Table 4B provides exemplary targeting domains for knocking out the CCR5 gene selected according to the second tier parameters. The targeting domains bind within the first 500 bp of the coding sequence (e.g., with 500 bp downstream from the start codon). It is contemplated herein that in an embodiment the targeting domain hybridizes to the target domain through complementary base pairing. Any of the targeting domains in the table can be used with a N. meningitidis Cas9 molecule that generates a double stranded break (Cas9 nuclease) or a single-stranded break (Cas9 nickase).

TABLE 4B 2nd Tier Target gRNA DNA Site SEQ ID Name Strand Targeting Domain Length NO CCR5-2792 + UUUUUGAGAUCUGGUAA 17 5718 CCR5-1822 + UGUCAGGAGGAUGAUGA 17 5719 CCR5-2793 + GCAGGAGGCGGGCUGCG 17 5720 CCR5-2794 + ACCCCAAAGGUGACCGU 17 5721 CCR5-2795 + UUCUUUUUGAGAUCUGGUAA 20 5722 CCR5-1817 + GAUUGUCAGGAGGAUGAUGA 20 5723 CCR5-2796 + GAGGCAGGAGGCGGGCUGCG 20 5724 CCR5-2797 + ACCACCCCAAAGGUGACCGU 20 5725 CCR5-2798 − CUGGCUGUCGUCCAUGCUGU 20 5726

Table 4C provides exemplary targeting domains for knocking out the CCR5 gene selected according to the third tier parameters. The targeting domains fall in the coding sequence of the gene, downstream of the first 500 bp of coding sequence (e.g., anywhere from +500 (relative to the start codon) to the stop codon of the gene. It is contemplated herein that in an embodiment the targeting domain hybridizes to the target domain through complementary base pairing. Any of the targeting domains in the table can be used with a N. meningitidis Cas9 molecule that generates a double stranded break (Cas9 nuclease) or a single-stranded break (Cas9 nickase).

TABLE 4C 3rd Tier Target gRNA DNA Site SEQ ID Name Strand Targeting Domain Length NO CCR5-2799 − CUCGGGAAUCCUAAAAA 17 5727 CCR5-1771 + AGUGGAUCGGGUGUAAA 17 5728 CCR5-2792 + UUUUUGAGAUCUGGUAA 17 5729 CCR5-1841 − GAGGCUUAUCUUCACCA 17 5730 CCR5-2800 + UGCAGAAGCGUUUGGCA 17 5731 CCR5-2801 − UCCAAAAGCACAUUGCC 17 5732 CCR5-2802 − CUUGGGGCUGGUCCUGC 17 5733 CCR5-2803 + AGAGUCUCUGUCACCUG 17 5734 CCR5-2804 − GAAGAGGCACAGGGCUG 17 5735 CCR5-1250 − GGGAGCAGGAAAUAUCU 17 5736 CCR5-1863 + ACACCGAAGCAGAGUUU 17 5737 CCR5-2805 − CUACUCGGGAAUCCUAAAAA 20 5738 CCR5-1613 + CCCAGUGGAUCGGGUGUAAA 20 5739 CCR5-2795 + UUCUUUUUGAGAUCUGGUAA 20 5740 CCR5-1826 − UGUGAGGCUUAUCUUCACCA 20 5741 CCR5-2806 + AUUUGCAGAAGCGUUUGGCA 20 5742 CCR5-2807 − UCUUCCAAAAGCACAUUGCC 20 5743 CCR5-2808 − CAUCUUGGGGCUGGUCCUGC 20 5744 CCR5-2809 + CCAAGAGUCUCUGUCACCUG 20 5745 CCR5-2810 − GAAGAAGAGGCACAGGGCUG 20 5746 CCR5-961 − CUGGGGAGCAGGAAAUAUCU 20 5747 CCR5-1859 + UCGACACCGAAGCAGAGUUU 20 5748

Table 5A provides exemplary targeting domains for knocking down the CCR5 gene selected according to the first tier parameters. The targeting domains bind within 500 bp (e.g., upstream or downstream) of a transcription start site (TSS) and have a high level of orthogonality. It is contemplated herein that in an embodiment the targeting domain hybridizes to the target domain through complementary base pairing. Any of the targeting domains in the table can be used with a S. pyogenes eiCas9 molecule or eiCas9 fusion protein (e.g., an eiCas9 fused to a transcription repressor domain) to alter the CCR5 gene (e.g., reduce or eliminate CCR5 gene expression, CCR5 protein function, or the level of CCR5 protein). One or more gRNAs may be used to target an eiCas9 to the promoter region of the CCR5 gene.

TABLE 5A 1st Tier Target gRNA DNA Site SEQ ID Name Strand Targeting Domain Length NO CCR5-2811 + CUCAGAAGCUAACUAAC 17 2217 CCR5-2812 + UUACGGGCUUUUCUCAC 17 2218 CCR5-2813 + UGAGAGGUUACUUACCG 17 2219 CCR5-2814 + AGAAUAGAUCUCUGGUCUGA 20 2220 CCR5-2815 + CUGGUCUGAAGGUUUAUUUA 20 2221 CCR5-2816 + CAUCUCAGAAGCUAACUAAC 20 2222 CCR5-2817 + UGGUCUGAAGGUUUAUUUAC 20 2223 CCR5-2818 − CCCCUACAAGAAACUCUCCC 20 2224 CCR5-2819 − GAUAGGGGAUACGGGGAGAG 20 2225 CCR5-2820 + CCGGGGAGAGUUUCUUGUAG 20 2226 CCR5-2821 + AGCUGAGAGGUUACUUACCG 20 2227 CCR5-2822 + AAGAUAAUUGUAUGAGCACU 20 2228 CCR5-2823 − UCCCCCUCUACAUUUAAAGU 20 2229

Table 5B provides exemplary targeting domains for knocking down the CCR5 gene selected according to the second tier parameters. The targeting domains bind within 500 bp (e.g., upstream or downstream) of a transcription start site (TSS). It is contemplated herein that in an embodiment the targeting domain hybridizes to the target domain through complementary base pairing. Any of the targeting domains in the table can be used with a S. pyogenes eiCas9 molecule or eiCas9 fusion protein (e.g., an eiCas9 fused to a transcription repressor domain) to alter the CCR5 gene (e.g., reduce or eliminate CCR5 gene expression, CCR5 protein function, or the level of CCR5 protein). One or more gRNA may be used to target an eiCas9 to the promoter region of the CCR5 gene.

TABLE 5B 2nd Tier Target gRNA DNA Site SEQ ID Name Strand Targeting Domain Length NO CCR5-2824 − GGGAGAGUGGAGAAAAA 17 2230 CCR5-2825 − GGGGAGAGUGGAGAAAA 17 2231 CCR5-2826 − UCUUUAAGAUAAGGAAA 17 2232 CCR5-2827 + UCAACAGUAAGGCUAAA 17 2233 CCR5-2828 − GAGUGAAAGACUUUAAA 17 2234 CCR5-2829 − AUCUUUAAGAUAAGGAA 17 2235 CCR5-2830 + AGUUUCUUGUAGGGGAA 17 2236 CCR5-2831 + GAAAAUAUAAAGAAUAA 17 2237 CCR5-2832 − UGAGUGAAAGACUUUAA 17 2238 CCR5-2833 − GAGAAAAAGGGGACACA 17 2239 CCR5-2834 + AUUUGUACAAGAUCACA 17 2240 CCR5-2835 − UUGGAAUGAGUUUCAGA 17 2241 CCR5-2836 + AGGCAUCUCACUGGAGA 17 2242 CCR5-2837 + CCAACUUUAAAUGUAGA 17 2243 CCR5-2838 + CUGUUUCUUUUGAAGGA 17 2244 CCR5-2839 + AUAGAUCUCUGGUCUGA 17 2245 CCR5-2840 + AUCAUUAAGUGUAUUGA 17 2246 CCR5-2841 + AAUGCUGUUUCUUUUGA 17 2247 CCR5-2842 − AUAUAAUCUUUAAGAUA 17 2248 CCR5-2843 − GGGUGGGAUAGGGGAUA 17 2249 CCR5-2844 − GGGGUUGGGGUGGGAUA 17 2250 CCR5-2845 − AAUCUUAUCUUCUGCUA 17 2251 CCR5-2846 + UUGCCAAAUGUCUUCUA 17 2252 CCR5-2847 + AGGGCUUUUCAACAGUA 17 2253 CCR5-2848 + CUUUCUUUUGAGAGGUA 17 2254 CCR5-2849 + GGGGAGAGUUUCUUGUA 17 2255 CCR5-2850 + GUCUGAAGGUUUAUUUA 17 2256 CCR5-2851 − GGAGAAAAAGGGGACAC 17 2257 CCR5-2852 + GAUUUGUACAAGAUCAC 17 2258 CCR5-2853 + UUCAGAAGGCAUCUCAC 17 2259 CCR5-2854 − GGUGGGAUAGGGGAUAC 17 2260 CCR5-2855 + GCUGAGAGGUUACUUAC 17 2261 CCR5-2856 + UCUGAAGGUUUAUUUAC 17 2262 CCR5-2857 − UGAGUAAAAGACUUUAC 17 2263 CCR5-2858 + CUGAGAGGUUACUUACC 17 2264 CCR5-2859 − CUACAAGAAACUCUCCC 17 2265 CCR5-2860 + AAUGUAGAGGGGGAUCC 17 2266 CCR5-2861 − GGGUUAAUGUGAAGUCC 17 2267 CCR5-2862 − GAUUUGCACAGCUCAUC 17 2268 CCR5-2863 + GCUAGAGAAUAGAUCUC 17 2269 CCR5-2864 + GGAUGUCUCAGCUCUUC 17 2270 CCR5-2865 − GGAGAGUGGAGAAAAAG 17 2271 CCR5-2866 − AGGGGAUACGGGGAGAG 17 2272 CCR5-2867 + CAACUUUAAAUGUAGAG 17 2273 CCR5-2868 + AAGGCAUCUCACUGGAG 17 2274 CCR5-2869 + CAGGCCAAGCAGCUGAG 17 2275 CCR5-2870 + CAAAUCUUUCUUUUGAG 17 2276 CCR5-2871 − GGGUUGGGGUGGGAUAG 17 2277 CCR5-2872 + ACCAACUUUAAAUGUAG 17 2278 CCR5-2873 − UAACAGAUUCUGUGUAG 17 2279 CCR5-2874 + GGGAGAGUUUCUUGUAG 17 2280 CCR5-2875 − GUGGGAUAGGGGAUACG 17 2281 CCR5-2876 + GCUGUUUCUUUUGAAGG 17 2282 CCR5-2877 + AACUUUAAAUGUAGAGG 17 2283 CCR5-2878 + UUUCUUUUGAAGGAGGG 17 2284 CCR5-2879 − CUGUGUGGGGGUUGGGG 17 2285 CCR5-2880 − AGAACAAUAAUAUUGGG 17 2286 CCR5-2881 − GGUGAGCAUCUGUGUGG 17 2287 CCR5-2882 − UUUCUUUUACUAAAAUG 17 2288 CCR5-2883 − GGUGGUGAGCAUCUGUG 17 2289 CCR5-2884 − UGGUGAGCAUCUGUGUG 17 2290 CCR5-2885 − CAUCUGUGUGGGGGUUG 17 2291 CCR5-2886 − GGGGGUUGGGGUGGGAU 17 2292 CCR5-2887 − ACAGAGAACAAUAAUAU 17 2293 CCR5-2888 + UGCCAAAUGUCUUCUAU 17 2294 CCR5-2889 + AUAAUUGUAUGAGCACU 17 2295 CCR5-2890 − GUAACCUCUCAGCUGCU 17 2296 CCR5-2891 − ACAAAUCAUUUGCUUCU 17 2297 CCR5-2892 + AUAGACAGUAUAAAAGU 17 2298 CCR5-2893 − CCCUCUACAUUUAAAGU 17 2299 CCR5-2894 − UUAAAGUUGGUUUAAGU 17 2300 CCR5-2895 − AACAGAUUCUGUGUAGU 17 2301 CCR5-2896 − AGCAUCUGUGUGGGGGU 17 2302 CCR5-2897 − UGUGUGGGGGUUGGGGU 17 2303 CCR5-2898 − UUCUUUUACUAAAAUGU 17 2304 CCR5-2899 − GUGGUGAGCAUCUGUGU 17 2305 CCR5-2900 + CGGGGAGAGUUUCUUGU 17 2306 CCR5-2901 − AACCCAUAGAAGACAUU 17 2307 CCR5-2902 − CAGAGAACAAUAAUAUU 17 2308 CCR5-2903 − AGGAAAGGGUCACAGUU 17 2309 CCR5-2904 − GCAUCUGUGUGGGGGUU 17 2310 CCR5-2905 − ACGGGGAGAGUGGAGAAAAA 20 2311 CCR5-2906 − UACGGGGAGAGUGGAGAAAA 20 2312 CCR5-2907 − UAAUCUUUAAGAUAAGGAAA 20 2313 CCR5-2908 + UUUUCAACAGUAAGGCUAAA 20 2314 CCR5-2909 − UGUGAGUGAAAGACUUUAAA 20 2315 CCR5-2910 − AUAAUCUUUAAGAUAAGGAA 20 2316 CCR5-2911 + GAGAGUUUCUUGUAGGGGAA 20 2317 CCR5-2912 + UUAGAAAAUAUAAAGAAUAA 20 2318 CCR5-2913 − UUGUGAGUGAAAGACUUUAA 20 2319 CCR5-2914 − GUGGAGAAAAAGGGGACACA 20 2320 CCR5-2915 + AUGAUUUGUACAAGAUCACA 20 2321 CCR5-2916 − AGUUUGGAAUGAGUUUCAGA 20 2322 CCR5-2917 + AGAAGGCAUCUCACUGGAGA 20 2323 CCR5-2918 + AAACCAACUUUAAAUGUAGA 20 2324 CCR5-2919 + AUGCUGUUUCUUUUGAAGGA 20 2325 CCR5-2920 + UAAAUCAUUAAGUGUAUUGA 20 2326 CCR5-2921 + GGAAAUGCUGUUUCUUUUGA 20 2327 CCR5-2922 − AAAAUAUAAUCUUUAAGAUA 20 2328 CCR5-2923 − UUGGGGUGGGAUAGGGGAUA 20 2329 CCR5-2924 − GUGGGGGUUGGGGUGGGAUA 20 2330 CCR5-2925 − UGAAAUCUUAUCUUCUGCUA 20 2331 CCR5-2926 + UGUUUGCCAAAUGUCUUCUA 20 2332 CCR5-2927 + CACAGGGCUUUUCAACAGUA 20 2333 CCR5-2928 + AAUCUUUCUUUUGAGAGGUA 20 2334 CCR5-2929 + ACCGGGGAGAGUUUCUUGUA 20 2335 CCR5-2930 − AGUGGAGAAAAAGGGGACAC 20 2336 CCR5-2931 + AAUGAUUUGUACAAGAUCAC 20 2337 CCR5-2932 + AUAUUCAGAAGGCAUCUCAC 20 2338 CCR5-2933 + UAUUUACGGGCUUUUCUCAC 20 2339 CCR5-2934 − UGGGGUGGGAUAGGGGAUAC 20 2340 CCR5-2935 + GCAGCUGAGAGGUUACUUAC 20 2341 CCR5-2936 − AGAUGAGUAAAAGACUUUAC 20 2342 CCR5-2937 + CAGCUGAGAGGUUACUUACC 20 2343 CCR5-2938 + UUAAAUGUAGAGGGGGAUCC 20 2344 CCR5-2939 − ACAGGGUUAAUGUGAAGUCC 20 2345 CCR5-2940 − AUUGAUUUGCACAGCUCAUC 20 2346 CCR5-2941 + UAAGCUAGAGAAUAGAUCUC 20 2347 CCR5-2942 + AACGGAUGUCUCAGCUCUUC 20 2348 CCR5-2943 − CGGGGAGAGUGGAGAAAAAG 20 2349 CCR5-2944 + AACCAACUUUAAAUGUAGAG 20 2350 CCR5-2945 + CAGAAGGCAUCUCACUGGAG 20 2351 CCR5-2946 + UAACAGGCCAAGCAGCUGAG 20 2352 CCR5-2947 + CUGCAAAUCUUUCUUUUGAG 20 2353 CCR5-2948 − UGGGGGUUGGGGUGGGAUAG 20 2354 CCR5-2949 + UAAACCAACUUUAAAUGUAG 20 2355 CCR5-2950 − UUCUAACAGAUUCUGUGUAG 20 2356 CCR5-2951 − GGGGUGGGAUAGGGGAUACG 20 2357 CCR5-2952 + AAUGCUGUUUCUUUUGAAGG 20 2358 CCR5-2953 + ACCAACUUUAAAUGUAGAGG 20 2359 CCR5-2954 + CUGUUUCUUUUGAAGGAGGG 20 2360 CCR5-2955 − CAUCUGUGUGGGGGUUGGGG 20 2361 CCR5-2956 − CAGAGAACAAUAAUAUUGGG 20 2362 CCR5-2957 − GGUGGUGAGCAUCUGUGUGG 20 2363 CCR5-2958 − UAAUUUCUUUUACUAAAAUG 20 2364 CCR5-2959 − UUGGGUGGUGAGCAUCUGUG 20 2365 CCR5-2960 − GGGUGGUGAGCAUCUGUGUG 20 2366 CCR5-2961 − GAGCAUCUGUGUGGGGGUUG 20 2367 CCR5-2962 − UGUGGGGGUUGGGGUGGGAU 20 2368 CCR5-2963 − UUUACAGAGAACAAUAAUAU 20 2369 CCR5-2964 + GUUUGCCAAAUGUCUUCUAU 20 2370 CCR5-2965 − UAAGUAACCUCUCAGCUGCU 20 2371 CCR5-2966 − UGUACAAAUCAUUUGCUUCU 20 2372 CCR5-2967 + CAUAUAGACAGUAUAAAAGU 20 2373 CCR5-2968 − CAUUUAAAGUUGGUUUAAGU 20 2374 CCR5-2969 − UCUAACAGAUUCUGUGUAGU 20 2375 CCR5-2970 − GUGAGCAUCUGUGUGGGGGU 20 2376 CCR5-2971 − AUCUGUGUGGGGGUUGGGGU 20 2377 CCR5-2972 − AAUUUCUUUUACUAAAAUGU 20 2378 CCR5-2973 − UGGGUGGUGAGCAUCUGUGU 20 2379 CCR5-2974 + UACCGGGGAGAGUUUCUUGU 20 2380 CCR5-2975 − GGAAACCCAUAGAAGACAUU 20 2381 CCR5-2976 − UUACAGAGAACAAUAAUAUU 20 2382 CCR5-2977 − AUAAGGAAAGGGUCACAGUU 20 2383 CCR5-2978 − UGAGCAUCUGUGUGGGGGUU 20 2384

Table 5C provides exemplary targeting domains for knocking down the CCR5 gene selected according to the third tier parameters. Within the additional 500 bp (e.g., upstream or downstream) of a transcription start site (TSS), e.g., extending to 1kb upstream and downstream of a TSS. It is contemplated herein that in an embodiment the targeting domain hybridizes to the target domain through complementary base pairing. Any of the targeting domains in the table can be used with a S. pyogenes eiCas9 molecule or eiCas9 fusion protein (e.g., an eiCas9 fused to a transcription repressor domain) to alter the CCR5 gene (e.g., reduce or eliminate CCR5 gene expression, CCR5 protein function, or the level of CCR5 protein). One or more gRNAs may be used to target an eiCas9 to the promoter region of the CCR5 gene.

TABLE 5C 3rd Tier Target gRNA DNA Site SEQ ID Name Strand Targeting Domain Length NO CCR5-2979 − AGAGGGAAGCCUAAAAA 17 2385 CCR5-2980 + AUGCUUACUGGUUUGAA 17 2386 CCR5-2981 − GGAGUUUGAGACUCACA 17 2387 CCR5-2982 + UUUUUAUUCUAGAGCCA 17 2388 CCR5-2983 − GCCUAGUCUAAGGUGCA 17 2389 CCR5-2984 − UUUUAACUAUGGGCUCA 17 2390 CCR5-2985 + UUCUAGAGCCAAGGUCA 17 2391 CCR5-2986 − CUAAUAUAUCAGUUUCA 17 2392 CCR5-2987 + CUGGGUCCAGAAAAAGA 17 2393 CCR5-2988 − UUUUCCUCCAGACAAGA 17 2394 CCR5-2989 − GCUUGUGAUCUCUAAGA 17 2395 CCR5-2990 + GGUCACGGAAGCCCAGA 17 2396 CCR5-2991 + AAUGCUUACUGGUUUGA 17 2397 CCR5-2992 − CACAUGACAUAAGUAUA 17 2398 CCR5-2993 − CUAAAGAGUUUUAACUA 17 2399 CCR5-2994 − CUCAGCUGCCUAGUCUA 17 2400 CCR5-2995 − AAAAAUGAGCUUUUCUA 17 2401 CCR5-2996 − UAGUAUAUAAUUCUUUA 17 2402 CCR5-2997 − UCACGGGUGAGCUAAAC 17 2403 CCR5-2998 + AAAACUCUUUAGACAAC 17 2404 CCR5-2999 − GGGAGUUUGAGACUCAC 17 2405 CCR5-3000 − UUUAACUAUGGGCUCAC 17 2406 CCR5-3001 + UCCUCAUAAAUGCUUAC 17 2407 CCR5-3002 − CAUCUUUUUCUGGACCC 17 2408 CCR5-3003 − UCAUCUAUGACCUUCCC 17 2409 CCR5-3004 + AAUCCCCACUAAGAUCC 17 2410 CCR5-3005 − AGACUAGGCAAGACAGC 17 2411 CCR5-3006 − CCAGAUACAUAGGUGGC 17 2412 CCR5-3007 − UGCCUAGUCUAAGGUGC 17 2413 CCR5-3008 + UUCAGAUAGAUUAUAUC 17 2414 CCR5-3009 + CCUGCCACCUAUGUAUC 17 2415 CCR5-3010 − AGCCACAAGAUGCCCUC 17 2416 CCR5-3011 + AGGGCAUCUUGUGGCUC 17 2417 CCR5-3012 − GAAGUUGUGUCUAAGUC 17 2418 CCR5-3013 + UAGGCUUCCCUCUUGUC 17 2419 CCR5-3014 + AUGAAUGUCAUGCAUUC 17 2420 CCR5-3015 − AGUAUAUGGUCAAGUUC 17 2421 CCR5-3016 − GGUUUCCCAUCUUUUUC 17 2422 CCR5-3017 − UUUUUCCUCCAGACAAG 17 2423 CCR5-3018 − UGCCCCCAAUCCUACAG 17 2424 CCR5-3019 + AGGUCACGGAAGCCCAG 17 2425 CCR5-3020 − AAAAUGAGCUUUUCUAG 17 2426 CCR5-3021 + UGAAACUGAUAUAUUAG 17 2427 CCR5-3022 − UGGACCCAGGAUCUUAG 17 2428 CCR5-3023 − UAUGCCAGAUACAUAGG 17 2429 CCR5-3024 + GCUUCCCUCUUGUCUGG 17 2430 CCR5-3025 − AUGACAUUCAUCUGUGG 17 2431 CCR5-3026 + UGCCUCUGUAGGAUUGG 17 2432 CCR5-3027 − AUAUCAAGCUCUCUUGG 17 2433 CCR5-3028 + CAUAUACUUAUGUCAUG 17 2434 CCR5-3029 − ACCAGUAAGCAUUUAUG 17 2435 CCR5-3030 − UGCAUGACAUUCAUCUG 17 2436 CCR5-3031 − GACCCAGGAUCUUAGUG 17 2437 CCR5-3032 − ACUUCACAGAAAAUGUG 17 2438 CCR5-3033 − AUGACAACUCUUAAUUG 17 2439 CCR5-3034 + CUGCCUCUGUAGGAUUG 17 2440 CCR5-3035 + GCCCAGAGGGCAUCUUG 17 2441 CCR5-3036 + UUAGACACAACUUCUUG 17 2442 CCR5-3037 + CGUAAUUUUGCUGUUUG 17 2443 CCR5-3038 − UGUGAGGAUUUUACAAU 17 2444 CCR5-3039 − CACUAUGCCAGAUACAU 17 2445 CCR5-3040 + UGGGUCCAGAAAAAGAU 17 2446 CCR5-3041 − UAAAGAGUUUUAACUAU 17 2447 CCR5-3042 − CUGAACUUAAAUAGACU 17 2448 CCR5-3043 + UCCCUGCACCUUAGACU 17 2449 CCR5-3044 − CUGGGCUUCCGUGACCU 17 2450 CCR5-3045 − CAUCUAUGACCUUCCCU 17 2451 CCR5-3046 + AUCCCCACUAAGAUCCU 17 2452 CCR5-3047 + GAGGGCAUCUUGUGGCU 17 2453 CCR5-3048 − GCCACAAGAUGCCCUCU 17 2454 CCR5-3049 − GUCAUAUCAAGCUCUCU 17 2455 CCR5-3050 + UGAAUGUCAUGCAUUCU 17 2456 CCR5-3051 − UUUAUUAUAUUAUUUCU 17 2457 CCR5-3052 − UAAAAAUGAGCUUUUCU 17 2458 CCR5-3053 − GGACCCAGGAUCUUAGU 17 2459 CCR5-3054 − CAAGCUCUCUUGGCGGU 17 2460 CCR5-3055 + UAGACACAACUUCUUGU 17 2461 CCR5-3056 + UCUGCCUCUGUAGGAUU 17 2462 CCR5-3057 + UAGAGGAAAAUUUUAUU 17 2463 CCR5-3058 − UCUAGAAUAAAAAGCUU 17 2464 CCR5-3059 − UUAUUAUAUUAUUUCUU 17 2465 CCR5-3060 + CACGUAAUUUUGCUGUU 17 2466 CCR5-3061 + ACGUAAUUUUGCUGUUU 17 2467 CCR5-3062 + UAAUUUUGACCAUUUUU 17 2468 CCR5-3063 − ACAAGAGGGAAGCCUAAAAA 20 2469 CCR5-3064 + UAAAUGCUUACUGGUUUGAA 20 2470 CCR5-3065 − CAGGGAGUUUGAGACUCACA 20 2471 CCR5-3066 + AGCUUUUUAUUCUAGAGCCA 20 2472 CCR5-3067 − GCUGCCUAGUCUAAGGUGCA 20 2473 CCR5-3068 − GAGUUUUAACUAUGGGCUCA 20 2474 CCR5-3069 + UUAUUCUAGAGCCAAGGUCA 20 2475 CCR5-3070 − CCUCUAAUAUAUCAGUUUCA 20 2476 CCR5-3071 + AUCCUGGGUCCAGAAAAAGA 20 2477 CCR5-3072 − UCUUUUUCCUCCAGACAAGA 20 2478 CCR5-3073 − UUGGCUUGUGAUCUCUAAGA 20 2479 CCR5-3074 + CAAGGUCACGGAAGCCCAGA 20 2480 CCR5-3075 + AUAAAUGCUUACUGGUUUGA 20 2481 CCR5-3076 − UUCCACAUGACAUAAGUAUA 20 2482 CCR5-3077 − UGUCUAAAGAGUUUUAACUA 20 2483 CCR5-3078 − UCUCUCAGCUGCCUAGUCUA 20 2484 CCR5-3079 − AUUAAAAAUGAGCUUUUCUA 20 2485 CCR5-3080 − AGUUAGUAUAUAAUUCUUUA 20 2486 CCR5-3081 − GGCUCACGGGUGAGCUAAAC 20 2487 CCR5-3082 + GUUAAAACUCUUUAGACAAC 20 2488 CCR5-3083 − GCAGGGAGUUUGAGACUCAC 20 2489 CCR5-3084 − AGUUUUAACUAUGGGCUCAC 20 2490 CCR5-3085 + GAGUCCUCAUAAAUGCUUAC 20 2491 CCR5-3086 − UCCCAUCUUUUUCUGGACCC 20 2492 CCR5-3087 − UUGUCAUCUAUGACCUUCCC 20 2493 CCR5-3088 + GAAAAUCCCCACUAAGAUCC 20 2494 CCR5-3089 − AAUAGACUAGGCAAGACAGC 20 2495 CCR5-3090 − AUGCCAGAUACAUAGGUGGC 20 2496 CCR5-3091 − AGCUGCCUAGUCUAAGGUGC 20 2497 CCR5-3092 + AGCUUCAGAUAGAUUAUAUC 20 2498 CCR5-3093 + AAUCCUGCCACCUAUGUAUC 20 2499 CCR5-3094 − CCGAGCCACAAGAUGCCCUC 20 2500 CCR5-3095 + CAGAGGGCAUCUUGUGGCUC 20 2501 CCR5-3096 − CAAGAAGUUGUGUCUAAGUC 20 2502 CCR5-3097 + UUUUAGGCUUCCCUCUUGUC 20 2503 CCR5-3098 + CAGAUGAAUGUCAUGCAUUC 20 2504 CCR5-3099 − AUAAGUAUAUGGUCAAGUUC 20 2505 CCR5-3100 − ACAGGUUUCCCAUCUUUUUC 20 2506 CCR5-3101 − UUCUUUUUCCUCCAGACAAG 20 2507 CCR5-3102 − ACGUGCCCCCAAUCCUACAG 20 2508 CCR5-3103 + CCAAGGUCACGGAAGCCCAG 20 2509 CCR5-3104 − UUAAAAAUGAGCUUUUCUAG 20 2510 CCR5-3105 + CCAUGAAACUGAUAUAUUAG 20 2511 CCR5-3106 − UUCUGGACCCAGGAUCUUAG 20 2512 CCR5-3107 − CACUAUGCCAGAUACAUAGG 20 2513 CCR5-3108 + UAGGCUUCCCUCUUGUCUGG 20 2514 CCR5-3109 − UGCAUGACAUUCAUCUGUGG 20 2515 CCR5-3110 − GUCAUAUCAAGCUCUCUUGG 20 2516 CCR5-3111 + GACCAUAUACUUAUGUCAUG 20 2517 CCR5-3112 − CAAACCAGUAAGCAUUUAUG 20 2518 CCR5-3113 − GAAUGCAUGACAUUCAUCUG 20 2519 CCR5-3114 − CUGGACCCAGGAUCUUAGUG 20 2520 CCR5-3115 − CAAACUUCACAGAAAAUGUG 20 2521 CCR5-3116 − UGUAUGACAACUCUUAAUUG 20 2522 CCR5-3117 + GAAGCCCAGAGGGCAUCUUG 20 2523 CCR5-3118 + GACUUAGACACAACUUCUUG 20 2524 CCR5-3119 + GCACGUAAUUUUGCUGUUUG 20 2525 CCR5-3120 − AAAUGUGAGGAUUUUACAAU 20 2526 CCR5-3121 − UCACACUAUGCCAGAUACAU 20 2527 CCR5-3122 + UCCUGGGUCCAGAAAAAGAU 20 2528 CCR5-3123 − GUCUAAAGAGUUUUAACUAU 20 2529 CCR5-3124 − CAGCUGAACUUAAAUAGACU 20 2530 CCR5-3125 + AACUCCCUGCACCUUAGACU 20 2531 CCR5-3126 − CCUCUGGGCUUCCGUGACCU 20 2532 CCR5-3127 − UGUCAUCUAUGACCUUCCCU 20 2533 CCR5-3128 + AAAAUCCCCACUAAGAUCCU 20 2534 CCR5-3129 + CCAGAGGGCAUCUUGUGGCU 20 2535 CCR5-3130 − CGAGCCACAAGAUGCCCUCU 20 2536 CCR5-3131 − ACAGUCAUAUCAAGCUCUCU 20 2537 CCR5-3132 + AGAUGAAUGUCAUGCAUUCU 20 2538 CCR5-3133 − UUUUUUAUUAUAUUAUUUCU 20 2539 CCR5-3134 − AAUUAAAAAUGAGCUUUUCU 20 2540 CCR5-3135 − UCUGGACCCAGGAUCUUAGU 20 2541 CCR5-3136 − UAUCAAGCUCUCUUGGCGGU 20 2542 CCR5-3137 + ACUUAGACACAACUUCUUGU 20 2543 CCR5-3138 + UAUUAGAGGAAAAUUUUAUU 20 2544 CCR5-3139 − GGCUCUAGAAUAAAAAGCUU 20 2545 CCR5-3140 − UUUUUAUUAUAUUAUUUCUU 20 2546 CCR5-3141 + GGGCACGUAAUUUUGCUGUU 20 2547 CCR5-3142 + GGCACGUAAUUUUGCUGUUU 20 2548 CCR5-3143 + UAUUAAUUUUGACCAUUUUU 20 2549

Table 6A provides exemplary targeting domains for knocking down the CCR5 gene selected according to the first tier parameters. The targeting domains bind within 500 bp (e.g., upstream or downstream) of a transcription start site (TSS), have a high level of orthogonality and PAM is NNGRRT. It is contemplated herein that in an embodiment the targeting domain hybridizes to the target domain through complementary base pairing. Any of the targeting domains in the table can be used with a S. aureus eiCas9 molecule or eiCas9 fusion protein (e.g., an eiCas9 fused to a transcription repressor domain) to alter the CCR5 gene (e.g., reduce or eliminate CCR5 gene expression, CCR5 protein function, or the level of CCR5 protein). One or more gRNAs may be used to target an eiCas9 to the promoter region of the CCR5 gene.

TABLE 6A 1st Tier gRNA DNA Target Site SEQ ID Name Strand Targeting Domain Length NO CCR5-3144 + AAGUGUAUUGAAGGCGAA 18 2550 CCR5-3145 + UAAGUGUAUUGAAGGCGAA 19 2551 CCR5-3146 + UUAAGUGUAUUGAAGGCGAA 20 2552 CCR5-3147 + AUUAAGUGUAUUGAAGGCGAA 21 2553 CCR5-3148 + CAUUAAGUGUAUUGAAGGCGAA 22 2554 CCR5-3149 + UCAUUAAGUGUAUUGAAGGCGAA 23 2555 CCR5-3150 + AUCAUUAAGUGUAUUGAAGGCGAA 24 2556 CCR5-3151 + UUCUCUGCUCAUCCCACUACA 21 2557 CCR5-3152 + GUUCUCUGCUCAUCCCACUACA 22 2558 CCR5-3153 + UGUUCUCUGCUCAUCCCACUACA 23 2559 CCR5-3154 + UUGUUCUCUGCUCAUCCCACUACA 24 2560 CCR5-3155 + AUUUACGGGCUUUUCUCA 18 2561 CCR5-3156 + UAUUUACGGGCUUUUCUCA 19 2562 CCR5-3157 + UUAUUUACGGGCUUUUCUCA 20 2563 CCR5-3158 + UUUAUUUACGGGCUUUUCUCA 21 2564 CCR5-3159 + GUUUAUUUACGGGCUUUUCUCA 22 2565 CCR5-3160 + GGUUUAUUUACGGGCUUUUCUCA 23 2566 CCR5-3161 + AGGUUUAUUUACGGGCUUUUCUCA 24 2567 CCR5-3162 + GGGAGAGUUUCUUGUAGGGGA 21 2568 CCR5-3163 + GGGGAGAGUUUCUUGUAGGGGA 22 2569 CCR5-3164 + CGGGGAGAGUUUCUUGUAGGGGA 23 2570 CCR5-3165 + CCGGGGAGAGUUUCUUGUAGGGGA 24 2571 CCR5-3166 + UUCAGAAGGCAUCUCACUGGA 21 2572 CCR5-3167 + AUUCAGAAGGCAUCUCACUGGA 22 2573 CCR5-3168 + UAUUCAGAAGGCAUCUCACUGGA 23 2574 CCR5-3169 + AUAUUCAGAAGGCAUCUCACUGGA 24 2575 CCR5-3170 + UGAGCUUAAAAUAAGCUA 18 2576 CCR5-3171 + UUGAGCUUAAAAUAAGCUA 19 2577 CCR5-3172 + GUUGAGCUUAAAAUAAGCUA 20 2578 CCR5-3173 + GAAAUGCUGUUUCUUUUGAAG 21 2579 CCR5-3174 + GGAAAUGCUGUUUCUUUUGAAG 22 2580 CCR5-3175 + AGGAAAUGCUGUUUCUUUUGAAG 23 2581 CCR5-3176 + UAGGAAAUGCUGUUUCUUUUGAAG 24 2582 CCR5-3177 + AAACCAACUUUAAAUGUAGAG 21 2583 CCR5-3178 + UAAACCAACUUUAAAUGUAGAG 22 2584 CCR5-3179 + UUAAACCAACUUUAAAUGUAGAG 23 2585 CCR5-3180 + CUUAAACCAACUUUAAAUGUAGAG 24 2586 CCR5-3181 + GCUGUUUCUUUUGAAGGAGGG 21 2587 CCR5-3182 + UGCUGUUUCUUUUGAAGGAGGG 22 2588 CCR5-3183 + AUGCUGUUUCUUUUGAAGGAGGG 23 2589 CCR5-3184 + AAUGCUGUUUCUUUUGAAGGAGGG 24 2590 CCR5-3185 + GCUGAGAGGUUACUUACCGGG 21 2591 CCR5-3186 + AGCUGAGAGGUUACUUACCGGG 22 2592 CCR5-3187 + CAGCUGAGAGGUUACUUACCGGG 23 2593 CCR5-3188 + GCAGCUGAGAGGUUACUUACCGGG 24 2594 CCR5-3189 + CAAAUCUUUCUUUUGAGAGGU 21 2595 CCR5-3190 + GCAAAUCUUUCUUUUGAGAGGU 22 2596 CCR5-3191 + UGCAAAUCUUUCUUUUGAGAGGU 23 2597 CCR5-3192 + CUGCAAAUCUUUCUUUUGAGAGGU 24 2598 CCR5-3193 − AGGAAAGGGUCACAGUUUGGA 21 2599 CCR5-3194 − AAGGAAAGGGUCACAGUUUGGA 22 2600 CCR5-3195 − UAAGGAAAGGGUCACAGUUUGGA 23 2601 CCR5-3196 − AUAAGGAAAGGGUCACAGUUUGGA 24 2602 CCR5-3197 − ACACAGGGUUAAUGUGAAGUC 21 2603 CCR5-3198 − GACACAGGGUUAAUGUGAAGUC 22 2604 CCR5-3199 − GGACACAGGGUUAAUGUGAAGUC 23 2605 CCR5-3200 − GGGACACAGGGUUAAUGUGAAGUC 24 2606 CCR5-3201 − GCCUGUUAGUUAGCUUCUGAG 21 2607 CCR5-3202 − GGCCUGUUAGUUAGCUUCUGAG 22 2608 CCR5-3203 − UGGCCUGUUAGUUAGCUUCUGAG 23 2609 CCR5-3204 − UUGGCCUGUUAGUUAGCUUCUGAG 24 2610 CCR5-3205 − AUGUGGGCUUUUGACUAG 18 2611 CCR5-3206 − AAUGUGGGCUUUUGACUAG 19 2612 CCR5-3207 − AAAUGUGGGCUUUUGACUAG 20 2613 CCR5-3208 − AAAAUGUGGGCUUUUGACUAG 21 2614 CCR5-3209 − UAAAAUGUGGGCUUUUGACUAG 22 2615 CCR5-3210 − CUAAAAUGUGGGCUUUUGACUAG 23 2616 CCR5-3211 − ACUAAAAUGUGGGCUUUUGACUAG 24 2617 CCR5-3212 − UUUCUAACAGAUUCUGUGUAG 21 2618 CCR5-3213 − UUUUCUAACAGAUUCUGUGUAG 22 2619 CCR5-3214 − AUUUUCUAACAGAUUCUGUGUAG 23 2620 CCR5-3215 − UAUUUUCUAACAGAUUCUGUGUAG 24 2621 CCR5-3216 − GGGUGGGAUAGGGGAUACGGG 21 2622 CCR5-3217 − GGGGUGGGAUAGGGGAUACGGG 22 2623 CCR5-3218 − UGGGGUGGGAUAGGGGAUACGGG 23 2624 CCR5-3219 − UUGGGGUGGGAUAGGGGAUACGGG 24 2625 CCR5-3220 − AGCAACUCUUAAGAUAAU 18 2626 CCR5-3221 − UAGCAACUCUUAAGAUAAU 19 2627 CCR5-3222 − AUAGCAACUCUUAAGAUAAU 20 2628 CCR5-3223 − AAUAGCAACUCUUAAGAUAAU 21 2629 CCR5-3224 − UAAUAGCAACUCUUAAGAUAAU 22 2630 CCR5-3225 − UUAAUAGCAACUCUUAAGAUAAU 23 2631 CCR5-3226 − AUUAAUAGCAACUCUUAAGAUAAU 24 2632 CCR5-3227 − GGUGAGCAUCUGUGUGGGGGU 21 2633 CCR5-3228 − UGGUGAGCAUCUGUGUGGGGGU 22 2634 CCR5-3229 − GUGGUGAGCAUCUGUGUGGGGGU 23 2635 CCR5-3230 − GGUGGUGAGCAUCUGUGUGGGGGU 24 2636 CCR5-3231 − UUGGGUGGUGAGCAUCUGUGU 21 2637 CCR5-3232 − AUUGGGUGGUGAGCAUCUGUGU 22 2638 CCR5-3233 − UAUUGGGUGGUGAGCAUCUGUGU 23 2639 CCR5-3234 − AUAUUGGGUGGUGAGCAUCUGUGU 24 2640 CCR5-3235 − UCAAAGAUACAAAACAUGAUU 21 2641 CCR5-3236 − AUCAAAGAUACAAAACAUGAUU 22 2642 CCR5-3237 − CAUCAAAGAUACAAAACAUGAUU 23 2643 CCR5-3238 − ACAUCAAAGAUACAAAACAUGAUU 24 2644 CCR5-3239 − CCCUCUCCAGUGAGAUGCCUU 21 2645 CCR5-3240 − ACCCUCUCCAGUGAGAUGCCUU 22 2646 CCR5-3241 − AACCCUCUCCAGUGAGAUGCCUU 23 2647 CCR5-3242 − AAACCCUCUCCAGUGAGAUGCCUU 24 2648

Table 6B provides exemplary targeting domains for knocking down the CCR5 gene selected according to the second tier parameters. The targeting domains bind within 500 bp (e.g., upstream or downstream) of a transcription start site (TSS) and PAM is NNGRRT. It is contemplated herein that in an embodiment the targeting domain hybridizes to the target domain through complementary base pairing. Any of the targeting domains in the table can be used with a S. aureus eiCas9 molecule or eiCas9 fusion protein (e.g., an eiCas9 fused to a transcription repressor domain) to alter the CCR5 gene (e.g., reduce or eliminate CCR5 gene expression, CCR5 protein function, or the level of CCR5 protein). One or more gRNAs may be used to target an eiCas9 to the promoter region of the CCR5 gene.

TABLE 6B 2nd Tier gRNA DNA Target Site SEQ ID Name Strand Targeting Domain Length NO CCR5-3243 + UCUGCUCAUCCCACUACA 18 2649 CCR5-3244 + CUCUGCUCAUCCCACUACA 19 2650 CCR5-3245 + UCUCUGCUCAUCCCACUACA 20 2651 CCR5-3246 + AGAGUUUCUUGUAGGGGA 18 2652 CCR5-3247 + GAGAGUUUCUUGUAGGGGA 19 2653 CCR5-3248 + GGAGAGUUUCUUGUAGGGGA 20 2654 CCR5-3249 + AGAAGGCAUCUCACUGGA 18 2655 CCR5-3250 + CAGAAGGCAUCUCACUGGA 19 2656 CCR5-3251 + UCAGAAGGCAUCUCACUGGA 20 2657 CCR5-3252 + UAGAAAAUAUAAAGAAUA 18 2658 CCR5-3253 + UUAGAAAAUAUAAAGAAUA 19 2659 CCR5-3254 + GUUAGAAAAUAUAAAGAAUA 20 2660 CCR5-3255 + UGUUAGAAAAUAUAAAGAAUA 21 2661 CCR5-3256 + CUGUUAGAAAAUAUAAAGAAUA 22 2662 CCR5-3257 + UCUGUUAGAAAAUAUAAAGAAUA 23 2663 CCR5-3258 + AUCUGUUAGAAAAUAUAAAGAAUA 24 2664 CCR5-3259 + AAUCUGUUAGAAAAUAUA 18 2665 CCR5-3260 + GAAUCUGUUAGAAAAUAUA 19 2666 CCR5-3261 + AGAAUCUGUUAGAAAAUAUA 20 2667 CCR5-3262 + CAGAAUCUGUUAGAAAAUAUA 21 2668 CCR5-3263 + ACAGAAUCUGUUAGAAAAUAUA 22 2669 CCR5-3264 + CACAGAAUCUGUUAGAAAAUAUA 23 2670 CCR5-3265 + ACACAGAAUCUGUUAGAAAAUAUA 24 2671 CCR5-3266 + AGUUGAGCUUAAAAUAAGCUA 21 2672 CCR5-3267 + AAGUUGAGCUUAAAAUAAGCUA 22 2673 CCR5-3268 + UAAGUUGAGCUUAAAAUAAGCUA 23 2674 CCR5-3269 + UUAAGUUGAGCUUAAAAUAAGCUA 24 2675 CCR5-3270 + AUGCUGUUUCUUUUGAAG 18 2676 CCR5-3271 + AAUGCUGUUUCUUUUGAAG 19 2677 CCR5-3272 + AAAUGCUGUUUCUUUUGAAG 20 2678 CCR5-3273 + CCAACUUUAAAUGUAGAG 18 2679 CCR5-3274 + ACCAACUUUAAAUGUAGAG 19 2680 CCR5-2944 + AACCAACUUUAAAUGUAGAG 20 2681 CCR5-3275 + GUUUCUUUUGAAGGAGGG 18 2682 CCR5-3276 + UGUUUCUUUUGAAGGAGGG 19 2683 CCR5-2954 + CUGUUUCUUUUGAAGGAGGG 20 2684 CCR5-3277 + GAGAGGUUACUUACCGGG 18 2685 CCR5-3278 + UGAGAGGUUACUUACCGGG 19 2686 CCR5-3279 + CUGAGAGGUUACUUACCGGG 20 2687 CCR5-3280 + GUUUGCCAAAUGUCUUCU 18 2688 CCR5-3281 + UGUUUGCCAAAUGUCUUCU 19 2689 CCR5-3282 + GUGUUUGCCAAAUGUCUUCU 20 2690 CCR5-3283 + GGUGUUUGCCAAAUGUCUUCU 21 2691 CCR5-3284 + UGGUGUUUGCCAAAUGUCUUCU 22 2692 CCR5-3285 + UUGGUGUUUGCCAAAUGUCUUCU 23 2693 CCR5-3286 + CUUGGUGUUUGCCAAAUGUCUUCU 24 2694 CCR5-3287 + AUCUUUCUUUUGAGAGGU 18 2695 CCR5-3288 + AAUCUUUCUUUUGAGAGGU 19 2696 CCR5-3289 + AAAUCUUUCUUUUGAGAGGU 20 2697 CCR5-3290 + GAAAAUUCUGAUUAUCUU 18 2698 CCR5-3291 + AGAAAAUUCUGAUUAUCUU 19 2699 CCR5-3292 + AAGAAAAUUCUGAUUAUCUU 20 2700 CCR5-3293 + UAAGAAAAUUCUGAUUAUCUU 21 2701 CCR5-3294 + UUAAGAAAAUUCUGAUUAUCUU 22 2702 CCR5-3295 + GUUAAGAAAAUUCUGAUUAUCUU 23 2703 CCR5-3296 + GGUUAAGAAAAUUCUGAUUAUCUU 24 2704 CCR5-3297 − GUGGAGAAAAAGGGGACA 18 2705 CCR5-3298 − AGUGGAGAAAAAGGGGACA 19 2706 CCR5-3299 − GAGUGGAGAAAAAGGGGACA 20 2707 CCR5-3300 − AGAGUGGAGAAAAAGGGGACA 21 2708 CCR5-3301 − GAGAGUGGAGAAAAAGGGGACA 22 2709 CCR5-3302 − GGAGAGUGGAGAAAAAGGGGACA 23 2710 CCR5-3303 − GGGAGAGUGGAGAAAAAGGGGACA 24 2711 CCR5-3304 − UAAUCUUUAAGAUAAGGA 18 2712 CCR5-3305 − AUAAUCUUUAAGAUAAGGA 19 2713 CCR5-3306 − UAUAAUCUUUAAGAUAAGGA 20 2714 CCR5-3307 − AUAUAAUCUUUAAGAUAAGGA 21 2715 CCR5-3308 − AAUAUAAUCUUUAAGAUAAGGA 22 2716 CCR5-3309 − AAAUAUAAUCUUUAAGAUAAGGA 23 2717 CCR5-3310 − AAAAUAUAAUCUUUAAGAUAAGGA 24 2718 CCR5-3311 − AAAGGGUCACAGUUUGGA 18 2719 CCR5-3312 − GAAAGGGUCACAGUUUGGA 19 2720 CCR5-3313 − GGAAAGGGUCACAGUUUGGA 20 2721 CCR5-3314 − UUACAGAGAACAAUAAUA 18 2722 CCR5-3315 − UUUACAGAGAACAAUAAUA 19 2723 CCR5-3316 − GUUUACAGAGAACAAUAAUA 20 2724 CCR5-3317 − GGGGGUUGGGGUGGGAUA 18 2725 CCR5-3318 − UGGGGGUUGGGGUGGGAUA 19 2726 CCR5-2924 − GUGGGGGUUGGGGUGGGAUA 20 2727 CCR5-3319 − UGUGGGGGUUGGGGUGGGAUA 21 2728 CCR5-3320 − GUGUGGGGGUUGGGGUGGGAUA 22 2729 CCR5-3321 − UGUGUGGGGGUUGGGGUGGGAUA 23 2730 CCR5-3322 − CUGUGUGGGGGUUGGGGUGGGAUA 24 2731 CCR5-3323 − CAGGGUUAAUGUGAAGUC 18 2732 CCR5-3324 − ACAGGGUUAAUGUGAAGUC 19 2733 CCR5-3325 − CACAGGGUUAAUGUGAAGUC 20 2734 CCR5-3326 − GUACAAAUCAUUUGCUUC 18 2735 CCR5-3327 − UGUACAAAUCAUUUGCUUC 19 2736 CCR5-3328 − UUGUACAAAUCAUUUGCUUC 20 2737 CCR5-3329 − CUUGUACAAAUCAUUUGCUUC 21 2738 CCR5-3330 − UCUUGUACAAAUCAUUUGCUUC 22 2739 CCR5-3331 − AUCUUGUACAAAUCAUUUGCUUC 23 2740 CCR5-3332 − GAUCUUGUACAAAUCAUUUGCUUC 24 2741 CCR5-3333 − AGAAAGAUUUGCAGAGAG 18 2742 CCR5-3334 − AAGAAAGAUUUGCAGAGAG 19 2743 CCR5-3335 − AAAGAAAGAUUUGCAGAGAG 20 2744 CCR5-3336 − AAAAGAAAGAUUUGCAGAGAG 21 2745 CCR5-3337 − CAAAAGAAAGAUUUGCAGAGAG 22 2746 CCR5-3338 − UCAAAAGAAAGAUUUGCAGAGAG 23 2747 CCR5-3339 − CUCAAAAGAAAGAUUUGCAGAGAG 24 2748 CCR5-3340 − UGUUAGUUAGCUUCUGAG 18 2749 CCR5-3341 − CUGUUAGUUAGCUUCUGAG 19 2750 CCR5-3342 − CCUGUUAGUUAGCUUCUGAG 20 2751 CCR5-3343 − CUAACAGAUUCUGUGUAG 18 2752 CCR5-3344 − UCUAACAGAUUCUGUGUAG 19 2753 CCR5-2950 − UUCUAACAGAUUCUGUGUAG 20 2754 CCR5-3345 − UGGGAUAGGGGAUACGGG 18 2755 CCR5-3346 − GUGGGAUAGGGGAUACGGG 19 2756 CCR5-3347 − GGUGGGAUAGGGGAUACGGG 20 2757 CCR5-3348 − UCUGUGUGGGGGUUGGGG 18 2758 CCR5-3349 − AUCUGUGUGGGGGUUGGGG 19 2759 CCR5-2955 − CAUCUGUGUGGGGGUUGGGG 20 2760 CCR5-3350 − GCAUCUGUGUGGGGGUUGGGG 21 2761 CCR5-3351 − AGCAUCUGUGUGGGGGUUGGGG 22 2762 CCR5-3352 − GAGCAUCUGUGUGGGGGUUGGGG 23 2763 CCR5-3353 − UGAGCAUCUGUGUGGGGGUUGGGG 24 2764 CCR5-3354 − GAGCAUCUGUGUGGGGGU 18 2765 CCR5-3355 − UGAGCAUCUGUGUGGGGGU 19 2766 CCR5-2970 − GUGAGCAUCUGUGUGGGGGU 20 2767 CCR5-3356 − GGUGGUGAGCAUCUGUGU 18 2768 CCR5-3357 − GGGUGGUGAGCAUCUGUGU 19 2769 CCR5-2973 − UGGGUGGUGAGCAUCUGUGU 20 2770 CCR5-3358 − AAGAUACAAAACAUGAUU 18 2771 CCR5-3359 − AAAGAUACAAAACAUGAUU 19 2772 CCR5-3360 − CAAAGAUACAAAACAUGAUU 20 2773 CCR5-3361 − UCUCCAGUGAGAUGCCUU 18 2774 CCR5-3362 − CUCUCCAGUGAGAUGCCUU 19 2775 CCR5-3363 − CCUCUCCAGUGAGAUGCCUU 20 2776 CCR5-3364 − AAGGAAAGGGUCACAGUU 18 2777 CCR5-3365 − UAAGGAAAGGGUCACAGUU 19 2778 CCR5-2977 − AUAAGGAAAGGGUCACAGUU 20 2779 CCR5-3366 − GAUAAGGAAAGGGUCACAGUU 21 2780 CCR5-3367 − AGAUAAGGAAAGGGUCACAGUU 22 2781 CCR5-3368 − AAGAUAAGGAAAGGGUCACAGUU 23 2782 CCR5-3369 − UAAGAUAAGGAAAGGGUCACAGUU 24 2783

Table 6C provides exemplary targeting domains for knocking down the CCR5 gene selected according to the third tier parameters. The targeting domains bind within 500 bp (e.g., upstream or downstream) of a transcription start site (TSS) and PAM is NNGRRV. It is contemplated herein that in an embodiment the targeting domain hybridizes to the target domain through complementary base pairing. Any of the targeting domains in the table can be used with a S. aureus eiCas9 molecule or eiCas9 fusion protein (e.g., an eiCas9 fused to a transcription repressor domain) to alter the CCR5 gene (e.g., reduce or eliminate CCR5 gene expression, CCR5 protein function, or the level of CCR5 protein). One or more gRNAs may be used to target an eiCas9 to the promoter region of the CCR5 gene.

TABLE 6C 3rd Tier gRNA DNA Target Site Name Strand Targeting Domain Length SEQ ID NO CCR5-4045 + GGGCAACAAAAUAGUGAA 18 3483 CCR5-4046 + AGGGCAACAAAAUAGUGAA 19 3484 CCR5-4047 + AAGGGCAACAAAAUAGUGAA 20 3485 CCR5-4048 + GAAGGGCAACAAAAUAGUGAA 21 3486 CCR5-4049 + UGAAGGGCAACAAAAUAGUGAA 22 3487 CCR5-4050 + UUGAAGGGCAACAAAAUAGUGAA 23 3488 CCR5-4051 + UUUGAAGGGCAACAAAAUAGUGAA 24 3489 CCR5-4052 + UUUUAAUUUUGAACCAUA 18 3490 CCR5-4053 + UUUUUAAUUUUGAACCAUA 19 3491 CCR5-4054 + AUUUUUAAUUUUGAACCAUA 20 3492 CCR5-4055 + CAUUUUUAAUUUUGAACCAUA 21 3493 CCR5-4056 + UCAUUUUUAAUUUUGAACCAUA 22 3494 CCR5-4057 + CUCAUUUUUAAUUUUGAACCAUA 23 3495 CCR5-4058 + GCUCAUUUUUAAUUUUGAACCAUA 24 3496 CCR5-4059 + AAAAUCCCCACUAAGAUC 18 3497 CCR5-4060 + GAAAAUCCCCACUAAGAUC 19 3498 CCR5-4061 + UGAAAAUCCCCACUAAGAUC 20 3499 CCR5-4062 + GUGAAAAUCCCCACUAAGAUC 21 3500 CCR5-4063 + AGUGAAAAUCCCCACUAAGAUC 22 3501 CCR5-4064 + GAGUGAAAAUCCCCACUAAGAUC 23 3502 CCR5-4065 + AGAGUGAAAAUCCCCACUAAGAUC 24 3503 CCR5-4066 + CUUCAGAUAGAUUAUAUC 18 3504 CCR5-4067 + GCUUCAGAUAGAUUAUAUC 19 3505 CCR5-3092 + AGCUUCAGAUAGAUUAUAUC 20 3506 CCR5-4068 + UAGCUUCAGAUAGAUUAUAUC 21 3507 CCR5-4069 + AUAGCUUCAGAUAGAUUAUAUC 22 3508 CCR5-4070 + CAUAGCUUCAGAUAGAUUAUAUC 23 3509 CCR5-4071 + UCAUAGCUUCAGAUAGAUUAUAUC 24 3510 CCR5-4072 + GAGGGCAUCUUGUGGCUC 18 3511 CCR5-4073 + AGAGGGCAUCUUGUGGCUC 19 3512 CCR5-3095 + CAGAGGGCAUCUUGUGGCUC 20 3513 CCR5-4074 + CCAGAGGGCAUCUUGUGGCUC 21 3514 CCR5-4075 + CCCAGAGGGCAUCUUGUGGCUC 22 3515 CCR5-4076 + GCCCAGAGGGCAUCUUGUGGCUC 23 3516 CCR5-4077 + AGCCCAGAGGGCAUCUUGUGGCUC 24 3517 CCR5-4078 + UUUCGUCUGCCACCACAG 18 3518 CCR5-4079 + GUUUCGUCUGCCACCACAG 19 3519 CCR5-4080 + UGUUUCGUCUGCCACCACAG 20 3520 CCR5-4081 + AUGUUUCGUCUGCCACCACAG 21 3521 CCR5-4082 + AAUGUUUCGUCUGCCACCACAG 22 3522 CCR5-4083 + AAAUGUUUCGUCUGCCACCACAG 23 3523 CCR5-4084 + AAAAUGUUUCGUCUGCCACCACAG 24 3524 CCR5-4085 + UAGAUUAUAUCUGGAGUG 18 3525 CCR5-4086 + AUAGAUUAUAUCUGGAGUG 19 3526 CCR5-4087 + GAUAGAUUAUAUCUGGAGUG 20 3527 CCR5-4088 + AGAUAGAUUAUAUCUGGAGUG 21 3528 CCR5-4089 + CAGAUAGAUUAUAUCUGGAGUG 22 3529 CCR5-4090 + UCAGAUAGAUUAUAUCUGGAGUG 23 3530 CCR5-4091 + UUCAGAUAGAUUAUAUCUGGAGUG 24 3531 CCR5-4092 + UUUCUCUUAUUAAACCCU 18 3532 CCR5-4093 + UUUUCUCUUAUUAAACCCU 19 3533 CCR5-4094 + AUUUUCUCUUAUUAAACCCU 20 3534 CCR5-4095 + AAUUUUCUCUUAUUAAACCCU 21 3535 CCR5-4096 + GAAUUUUCUCUUAUUAAACCCU 22 3536 CCR5-4097 + AGAAUUUUCUCUUAUUAAACCCU 23 3537 CCR5-4098 + GAGAAUUUUCUCUUAUUAAACCCU 24 3538 CCR5-4099 + AGUUCAGCUGCUCUAGCU 18 3539 CCR5-4100 + AAGUUCAGCUGCUCUAGCU 19 3540 CCR5-4101 + UAAGUUCAGCUGCUCUAGCU 20 3541 CCR5-4102 + UUAAGUUCAGCUGCUCUAGCU 21 3542 CCR5-4103 + UUUAAGUUCAGCUGCUCUAGCU 22 3543 CCR5-4104 + AUUUAAGUUCAGCUGCUCUAGCU 23 3544 CCR5-4105 + UAUUUAAGUUCAGCUGCUCUAGCU 24 3545 CCR5-4106 + CUAUGUAUCUGGCAUAGU 18 3546 CCR5-4107 + CCUAUGUAUCUGGCAUAGU 19 3547 CCR5-4108 + ACCUAUGUAUCUGGCAUAGU 20 3548 CCR5-4109 + CACCUAUGUAUCUGGCAUAGU 21 3549 CCR5-4110 + CCACCUAUGUAUCUGGCAUAGU 22 3550 CCR5-4111 + GCCACCUAUGUAUCUGGCAUAGU 23 3551 CCR5-4112 + UGCCACCUAUGUAUCUGGCAUAGU 24 3552 CCR5-4113 + UUCUGAGUUGCCACAAUU 18 3553 CCR5-4114 + UUUCUGAGUUGCCACAAUU 19 3554 CCR5-4115 + GUUUCUGAGUUGCCACAAUU 20 3555 CCR5-4116 + AGUUUCUGAGUUGCCACAAUU 21 3556 CCR5-4117 + UAGUUUCUGAGUUGCCACAAUU 22 3557 CCR5-4118 + GUAGUUUCUGAGUUGCCACAAUU 23 3558 CCR5-4119 + UGUAGUUUCUGAGUUGCCACAAUU 24 3559 CCR5-4120 + AGAUGAAUGUCAUGCAUU 18 3560 CCR5-4121 + CAGAUGAAUGUCAUGCAUU 19 3561 CCR5-4122 + ACAGAUGAAUGUCAUGCAUU 20 3562 CCR5-4123 + CACAGAUGAAUGUCAUGCAUU 21 3563 CCR5-4124 + CCACAGAUGAAUGUCAUGCAUU 22 3564 CCR5-4125 + ACCACAGAUGAAUGUCAUGCAUU 23 3565 CCR5-4126 + CACCACAGAUGAAUGUCAUGCAUU 24 3566 CCR5-4127 + GCACGUAAUUUUGCUGUU 18 3567 CCR5-4128 + GGCACGUAAUUUUGCUGUU 19 3568 CCR5-3141 + GGGCACGUAAUUUUGCUGUU 20 3569 CCR5-4129 + GGGGCACGUAAUUUUGCUGUU 21 3570 CCR5-4130 + GGGGGCACGUAAUUUUGCUGUU 22 3571 CCR5-4131 + UGGGGGCACGUAAUUUUGCUGUU 23 3572 CCR5-4132 + UUGGGGGCACGUAAUUUUGCUGUU 24 3573 CCR5-4133 + AGUUUGUGUUUGUAGUUU 18 3574 CCR5-4134 + AAGUUUGUGUUUGUAGUUU 19 3575 CCR5-4135 + GAAGUUUGUGUUUGUAGUUU 20 3576 CCR5-4136 + UGAAGUUUGUGUUUGUAGUUU 21 3577 CCR5-4137 + GUGAAGUUUGUGUUUGUAGUUU 22 3578 CCR5-4138 + UGUGAAGUUUGUGUUUGUAGUUU 23 3579 CCR5-4139 + CUGUGAAGUUUGUGUUUGUAGUUU 24 3580 CCR5-4140 − UGCCUAGUCUAAGGUGCA 18 3581 CCR5-4141 − CUGCCUAGUCUAAGGUGCA 19 3582 CCR5-3067 − GCUGCCUAGUCUAAGGUGCA 20 3583 CCR5-4142 − AGCUGCCUAGUCUAAGGUGCA 21 3584 CCR5-4143 − CAGCUGCCUAGUCUAAGGUGCA 22 3585 CCR5-4144 − UCAGCUGCCUAGUCUAAGGUGCA 23 3586 CCR5-4145 − CUCAGCUGCCUAGUCUAAGGUGCA 24 3587 CCR5-4146 − CAGGGAGUUUGAGACUCA 18 3588 CCR5-4147 − GCAGGGAGUUUGAGACUCA 19 3589 CCR5-4148 − UGCAGGGAGUUUGAGACUCA 20 3590 CCR5-4149 − GUGCAGGGAGUUUGAGACUCA 21 3591 CCR5-4150 − GGUGCAGGGAGUUUGAGACUCA 22 3592 CCR5-4151 − AGGUGCAGGGAGUUUGAGACUCA 23 3593 CCR5-4152 − AAGGUGCAGGGAGUUUGAGACUCA 24 3594 CCR5-4153 − CCCAUCUUUUUCUGGACC 18 3595 CCR5-4154 − UCCCAUCUUUUUCUGGACC 19 3596 CCR5-4155 − UUCCCAUCUUUUUCUGGACC 20 3597 CCR5-4156 − UUUCCCAUCUUUUUCUGGACC 21 3598 CCR5-4157 − GUUUCCCAUCUUUUUCUGGACC 22 3599 CCR5-4158 − GGUUUCCCAUCUUUUUCUGGACC 23 3600 CCR5-4159 − AGGUUUCCCAUCUUUUUCUGGACC 24 3601 CCR5-4160 − UUAUAAGACUAAACUACC 18 3602 CCR5-4161 − GUUAUAAGACUAAACUACC 19 3603 CCR5-4162 − GGUUAUAAGACUAAACUACC 20 3604 CCR5-4163 − UGGUUAUAAGACUAAACUACC 21 3605 CCR5-4164 − CUGGUUAUAAGACUAAACUACC 22 3606 CCR5-4165 − GCUGGUUAUAAGACUAAACUACC 23 3607 CCR5-4166 − AGCUGGUUAUAAGACUAAACUACC 24 3608 CCR5-4167 − AGUUUUAACUAUGGGCUC 18 3609 CCR5-4168 − GAGUUUUAACUAUGGGCUC 19 3610 CCR5-4169 − AGAGUUUUAACUAUGGGCUC 20 3611 CCR5-4170 − AAGAGUUUUAACUAUGGGCUC 21 3612 CCR5-4171 − AAAGAGUUUUAACUAUGGGCUC 22 3613 CCR5-4172 − UAAAGAGUUUUAACUAUGGGCUC 23 3614 CCR5-4173 − CUAAAGAGUUUUAACUAUGGGCUC 24 3615 CCR5-4174 − CUUCCGUGACCUUGGCUC 18 3616 CCR5-4175 − GCUUCCGUGACCUUGGCUC 19 3617 CCR5-4176 − GGCUUCCGUGACCUUGGCUC 20 3618 CCR5-4177 − GGGCUUCCGUGACCUUGGCUC 21 3619 CCR5-4178 − UGGGCUUCCGUGACCUUGGCUC 22 3620 CCR5-4179 − CUGGGCUUCCGUGACCUUGGCUC 23 3621 CCR5-4180 − UCUGGGCUUCCGUGACCUUGGCUC 24 3622 CCR5-4181 − UUUUUAUUAUAUUAUUUC 18 3623 CCR5-4182 − UUUUUUAUUAUAUUAUUUC 19 3624 CCR5-4183 − AUUUUUUAUUAUAUUAUUUC 20 3625 CCR5-4184 − CAUUUUUUAUUAUAUUAUUUC 21 3626 CCR5-4185 − ACAUUUUUUAUUAUAUUAUUUC 22 3627 CCR5-4186 − AACAUUUUUUAUUAUAUUAUUUC 23 3628 CCR5-4187 − AAACAUUUUUUAUUAUAUUAUUUC 24 3629 CCR5-4188 − UGCCAGAUACAUAGGUGG 18 3630 CCR5-4189 − AUGCCAGAUACAUAGGUGG 19 3631 CCR5-4190 − UAUGCCAGAUACAUAGGUGG 20 3632 CCR5-4191 − CUAUGCCAGAUACAUAGGUGG 21 3633 CCR5-4192 − ACUAUGCCAGAUACAUAGGUGG 22 3634 CCR5-4193 − CACUAUGCCAGAUACAUAGGUGG 23 3635 CCR5-4194 − ACACUAUGCCAGAUACAUAGGUGG 24 3636 CCR5-4195 − UGGACCCAGGAUCUUAGU 18 3637 CCR5-4196 − CUGGACCCAGGAUCUUAGU 19 3638 CCR5-3135 − UCUGGACCCAGGAUCUUAGU 20 3639 CCR5-4197 − UUCUGGACCCAGGAUCUUAGU 21 3640 CCR5-4198 − UUUCUGGACCCAGGAUCUUAGU 22 3641 CCR5-4199 − UUUUCUGGACCCAGGAUCUUAGU 23 3642 CCR5-4200 − UUUUUCUGGACCCAGGAUCUUAGU 24 3643 CCR5-4201 − AAACUUCACAGAAAAUGU 18 3644 CCR5-4202 − CAAACUUCACAGAAAAUGU 19 3645 CCR5-4203 − ACAAACUUCACAGAAAAUGU 20 3646 CCR5-4204 − CACAAACUUCACAGAAAAUGU 21 3647 CCR5-4205 − ACACAAACUUCACAGAAAAUGU 22 3648 CCR5-4206 − AACACAAACUUCACAGAAAAUGU 23 3649 CCR5-4207 − AAACACAAACUUCACAGAAAAUGU 24 3650

Table 6D provides exemplary targeting domains for knocking down the CCR5 gene selected according to the fourth tier parameters. Within the additional 500 bp (e.g., upstream or downstream) of a transcription start site (TSS), e.g., extending to 1 kb upstream and downstream of a TSS and PAM is NNGRRT. It is contemplated herein that in an embodiment the targeting domain hybridizes to the target domain through complementary base pairing. Any of the targeting domains in the table can be used with a S. aureus eiCas9 molecule or eiCas9 fusion protein (e.g., an eiCas9 fused to a transcription repressor domain) to alter the CCR5 gene (e.g., reduce or eliminate CCR5 gene expression, CCR5 protein function, or the level of CCR5 protein). One or more gRNAs may be used to target an eiCas9 to the promoter region of the CCR5 gene.

TABLE 6D 4th Tier gRNA DNA Target Site Name Strand Targeting Domain Length SEQ ID NO CCR5-3370 + AAGCCCACAUUUUAGUAA 18 2784 CCR5-3371 + AAAGCCCACAUUUUAGUAA 19 2785 CCR5-3372 + AAAAGCCCACAUUUUAGUAA 20 2786 CCR5-3373 + CAAAAGCCCACAUUUUAGUAA 21 2787 CCR5-3374 + UCAAAAGCCCACAUUUUAGUAA 22 2788 CCR5-3375 + GUCAAAAGCCCACAUUUUAGUAA 23 2789 CCR5-3376 + AGUCAAAAGCCCACAUUUUAGUAA 24 2790 CCR5-3377 + UGAAGGCGAAAAGAAUCA 18 2791 CCR5-3378 + UUGAAGGCGAAAAGAAUCA 19 2792 CCR5-3379 + AUUGAAGGCGAAAAGAAUCA 20 2793 CCR5-3380 + UAUUGAAGGCGAAAAGAAUCA 21 2794 CCR5-3381 + GUAUUGAAGGCGAAAAGAAUCA 22 2795 CCR5-3382 + UGUAUUGAAGGCGAAAAGAAUCA 23 2796 CCR5-3383 + GUGUAUUGAAGGCGAAAAGAAUCA 24 2797 CCR5-3384 + AUGAUUUGUACAAGAUCA 18 2798 CCR5-3385 + AAUGAUUUGUACAAGAUCA 19 2799 CCR5-3386 + AAAUGAUUUGUACAAGAUCA 20 2800 CCR5-3387 + CAAAUGAUUUGUACAAGAUCA 21 2801 CCR5-3388 + GCAAAUGAUUUGUACAAGAUCA 22 2802 CCR5-3389 + AGCAAAUGAUUUGUACAAGAUCA 23 2803 CCR5-3390 + AAGCAAAUGAUUUGUACAAGAUCA 24 2804 CCR5-3391 + UAUUCAGAAGGCAUCUCA 18 2805 CCR5-3392 + AUAUUCAGAAGGCAUCUCA 19 2806 CCR5-3393 + CAUAUUCAGAAGGCAUCUCA 20 2807 CCR5-3394 + ACCAACUUUAAAUGUAGA 18 2808 CCR5-3395 + AACCAACUUUAAAUGUAGA 19 2809 CCR5-2918 + AAACCAACUUUAAAUGUAGA 20 2810 CCR5-3396 + UAAACCAACUUUAAAUGUAGA 21 2811 CCR5-3397 + UUAAACCAACUUUAAAUGUAGA 22 2812 CCR5-3398 + CUUAAACCAACUUUAAAUGUAGA 23 2813 CCR5-3399 + ACUUAAACCAACUUUAAAUGUAGA 24 2814 CCR5-3400 + AAAUGCUGUUUCUUUUGA 18 2815 CCR5-3401 + GAAAUGCUGUUUCUUUUGA 19 2816 CCR5-2921 + GGAAAUGCUGUUUCUUUUGA 20 2817 CCR5-3402 + AGGAAAUGCUGUUUCUUUUGA 21 2818 CCR5-3403 + UAGGAAAUGCUGUUUCUUUUGA 22 2819 CCR5-3404 + GUAGGAAAUGCUGUUUCUUUUGA 23 2820 CCR5-3405 + AGUAGGAAAUGCUGUUUCUUUUGA 24 2821 CCR5-3406 + AAACCAACUUUAAAUGUA 18 2822 CCR5-3407 + UAAACCAACUUUAAAUGUA 19 2823 CCR5-3408 + UUAAACCAACUUUAAAUGUA 20 2824 CCR5-3409 + CUUAAACCAACUUUAAAUGUA 21 2825 CCR5-3410 + ACUUAAACCAACUUUAAAUGUA 22 2826 CCR5-3411 + AACUUAAACCAACUUUAAAUGUA 23 2827 CCR5-3412 + CAACUUAAACCAACUUUAAAUGUA 24 2828 CCR5-3413 + GUUAAAUCAUUAAGUGUA 18 2829 CCR5-3414 + AGUUAAAUCAUUAAGUGUA 19 2830 CCR5-3415 + GAGUUAAAUCAUUAAGUGUA 20 2831 CCR5-3416 + GGAGUUAAAUCAUUAAGUGUA 21 2832 CCR5-3417 + UGGAGUUAAAUCAUUAAGUGUA 22 2833 CCR5-3418 + GUGGAGUUAAAUCAUUAAGUGUA 23 2834 CCR5-3419 + GGUGGAGUUAAAUCAUUAAGUGUA 24 2835 CCR5-3420 + CGGGGAGAGUUUCUUGUA 18 2836 CCR5-3421 + CCGGGGAGAGUUUCUUGUA 19 2837 CCR5-2929 + ACCGGGGAGAGUUUCUUGUA 20 2838 CCR5-3422 + UACCGGGGAGAGUUUCUUGUA 21 2839 CCR5-3423 + UUACCGGGGAGAGUUUCUUGUA 22 2840 CCR5-3424 + CUUACCGGGGAGAGUUUCUUGUA 23 2841 CCR5-3425 + ACUUACCGGGGAGAGUUUCUUGUA 24 2842 CCR5-3426 + CAGCUGAGAGGUUACUUA 18 2843 CCR5-3427 + GCAGCUGAGAGGUUACUUA 19 2844 CCR5-3428 + AGCAGCUGAGAGGUUACUUA 20 2845 CCR5-3429 + AAGCAGCUGAGAGGUUACUUA 21 2846 CCR5-3430 + CAAGCAGCUGAGAGGUUACUUA 22 2847 CCR5-3431 + CCAAGCAGCUGAGAGGUUACUUA 23 2848 CCR5-3432 + GCCAAGCAGCUGAGAGGUUACUUA 24 2849 CCR5-3433 + AUUCAGAAGGCAUCUCAC 18 2850 CCR5-3434 + UAUUCAGAAGGCAUCUCAC 19 2851 CCR5-2932 + AUAUUCAGAAGGCAUCUCAC 20 2852 CCR5-3435 + AGCUGAGAGGUUACUUAC 18 2853 CCR5-3436 + CAGCUGAGAGGUUACUUAC 19 2854 CCR5-2935 + GCAGCUGAGAGGUUACUUAC 20 2855 CCR5-3437 + AGCAGCUGAGAGGUUACUUAC 21 2856 CCR5-3438 + AAGCAGCUGAGAGGUUACUUAC 22 2857 CCR5-3439 + CAAGCAGCUGAGAGGUUACUUAC 23 2858 CCR5-3440 + CCAAGCAGCUGAGAGGUUACUUAC 24 2859 CCR5-3441 + GCUGAGAGGUUACUUACC 18 2860 CCR5-3442 + AGCUGAGAGGUUACUUACC 19 2861 CCR5-2937 + CAGCUGAGAGGUUACUUACC 20 2862 CCR5-3443 + GCAGCUGAGAGGUUACUUACC 21 2863 CCR5-3444 + AGCAGCUGAGAGGUUACUUACC 22 2864 CCR5-3445 + AAGCAGCUGAGAGGUUACUUACC 23 2865 CCR5-3446 + CAAGCAGCUGAGAGGUUACUUACC 24 2866 CCR5-3447 + UAAAAGAAAUUACUAUCC 18 2867 CCR5-3448 + GUAAAAGAAAUUACUAUCC 19 2868 CCR5-3449 + AGUAAAAGAAAUUACUAUCC 20 2869 CCR5-3450 + UAGUAAAAGAAAUUACUAUCC 21 2870 CCR5-3451 + UUAGUAAAAGAAAUUACUAUCC 22 2871 CCR5-3452 + UUUAGUAAAAGAAAUUACUAUCC 23 2872 CCR5-3453 + UUUUAGUAAAAGAAAUUACUAUCC 24 2873 CCR5-3454 + GUUGAGCUUAAAAUAAGC 18 2874 CCR5-3455 + AGUUGAGCUUAAAAUAAGC 19 2875 CCR5-3456 + AAGUUGAGCUUAAAAUAAGC 20 2876 CCR5-3457 + UAAGUUGAGCUUAAAAUAAGC 21 2877 CCR5-3458 + UUAAGUUGAGCUUAAAAUAAGC 22 2878 CCR5-3459 + UUUAAGUUGAGCUUAAAAUAAGC 23 2879 CCR5-3460 + UUUUAAGUUGAGCUUAAAAUAAGC 24 2880 CCR5-3461 + AAUAAAGGAUAUCAGAGC 18 2881 CCR5-3462 + GAAUAAAGGAUAUCAGAGC 19 2882 CCR5-3463 + AGAAUAAAGGAUAUCAGAGC 20 2883 CCR5-3464 + AAGAAUAAAGGAUAUCAGAGC 21 2884 CCR5-3465 + AAAGAAUAAAGGAUAUCAGAGC 22 2885 CCR5-3466 + UAAAGAAUAAAGGAUAUCAGAGC 23 2886 CCR5-3467 + AUAAAGAAUAAAGGAUAUCAGAGC 24 2887 CCR5-3468 + UAAAUGUAGAGGGGGAUC 18 2888 CCR5-3469 + UUAAAUGUAGAGGGGGAUC 19 2889 CCR5-3470 + UUUAAAUGUAGAGGGGGAUC 20 2890 CCR5-3471 + CUUUAAAUGUAGAGGGGGAUC 21 2891 CCR5-3472 + ACUUUAAAUGUAGAGGGGGAUC 22 2892 CCR5-3473 + AACUUUAAAUGUAGAGGGGGAUC 23 2893 CCR5-3474 + CAACUUUAAAUGUAGAGGGGGAUC 24 2894 CCR5-3475 + AUAUAGACAGUAUAAAAG 18 2895 CCR5-3476 + CAUAUAGACAGUAUAAAAG 19 2896 CCR5-3477 + UCAUAUAGACAGUAUAAAAG 20 2897 CCR5-3478 + AUCAUAUAGACAGUAUAAAAG 21 2898 CCR5-3479 + AAUCAUAUAGACAGUAUAAAAG 22 2899 CCR5-3480 + CAAUCAUAUAGACAGUAUAAAAG 23 2900 CCR5-3481 + UCAAUCAUAUAGACAGUAUAAAAG 24 2901 CCR5-3482 + UCAUUAAGUGUAUUGAAG 18 2902 CCR5-3483 + AUCAUUAAGUGUAUUGAAG 19 2903 CCR5-3484 + AAUCAUUAAGUGUAUUGAAG 20 2904 CCR5-3485 + AAAUCAUUAAGUGUAUUGAAG 21 2905 CCR5-3486 + UAAAUCAUUAAGUGUAUUGAAG 22 2906 CCR5-3487 + UUAAAUCAUUAAGUGUAUUGAAG 23 2907 CCR5-3488 + GUUAAAUCAUUAAGUGUAUUGAAG 24 2908 CCR5-3489 + ACAGUUCUUCUUUUUAAG 18 2909 CCR5-3490 + AACAGUUCUUCUUUUUAAG 19 2910 CCR5-3491 + GAACAGUUCUUCUUUUUAAG 20 2911 CCR5-3492 + AGAACAGUUCUUCUUUUUAAG 21 2912 CCR5-3493 + GAGAACAGUUCUUCUUUUUAAG 22 2913 CCR5-3494 + AGAGAACAGUUCUUCUUUUUAAG 23 2914 CCR5-3495 + CAGAGAACAGUUCUUCUUUUUAAG 24 2915 CCR5-3496 + CUCAGCUCUUCUGGCCAG 18 2916 CCR5-3497 + UCUCAGCUCUUCUGGCCAG 19 2917 CCR5-3498 + GUCUCAGCUCUUCUGGCCAG 20 2918 CCR5-3499 + UGUCUCAGCUCUUCUGGCCAG 21 2919 CCR5-3500 + AUGUCUCAGCUCUUCUGGCCAG 22 2920 CCR5-3501 + GAUGUCUCAGCUCUUCUGGCCAG 23 2921 CCR5-3502 + GGAUGUCUCAGCUCUUCUGGCCAG 24 2922 CCR5-3503 + AACUAACAGGCCAAGCAG 18 2923 CCR5-3504 + UAACUAACAGGCCAAGCAG 19 2924 CCR5-3505 + CUAACUAACAGGCCAAGCAG 20 2925 CCR5-3506 + GCUAACUAACAGGCCAAGCAG 21 2926 CCR5-3507 + AGCUAACUAACAGGCCAAGCAG 22 2927 CCR5-3508 + AAGCUAACUAACAGGCCAAGCAG 23 2928 CCR5-3509 + GAAGCUAACUAACAGGCCAAGCAG 24 2929 CCR5-3510 + AAAGGAUAUCAGAGCUAG 18 2930 CCR5-3511 + UAAAGGAUAUCAGAGCUAG 19 2931 CCR5-3512 + AUAAAGGAUAUCAGAGCUAG 20 2932 CCR5-3513 + AAUAAAGGAUAUCAGAGCUAG 21 2933 CCR5-3514 + GAAUAAAGGAUAUCAGAGCUAG 22 2934 CCR5-3515 + AGAAUAAAGGAUAUCAGAGCUAG 23 2935 CCR5-3516 + AAGAAUAAAGGAUAUCAGAGCUAG 24 2936 CCR5-3517 + AACCAACUUUAAAUGUAG 18 2937 CCR5-3518 + AAACCAACUUUAAAUGUAG 19 2938 CCR5-2949 + UAAACCAACUUUAAAUGUAG 20 2939 CCR5-3519 + UUAAACCAACUUUAAAUGUAG 21 2940 CCR5-3520 + CUUAAACCAACUUUAAAUGUAG 22 2941 CCR5-3521 + ACUUAAACCAACUUUAAAUGUAG 23 2942 CCR5-3522 + AACUUAAACCAACUUUAAAUGUAG 24 2943 CCR5-3523 + GGGGAGAGUUUCUUGUAG 18 2944 CCR5-3524 + CGGGGAGAGUUUCUUGUAG 19 2945 CCR5-2820 + CCGGGGAGAGUUUCUUGUAG 20 2946 CCR5-3525 + ACCGGGGAGAGUUUCUUGUAG 21 2947 CCR5-3526 + UACCGGGGAGAGUUUCUUGUAG 22 2948 CCR5-3527 + UUACCGGGGAGAGUUUCUUGUAG 23 2949 CCR5-3528 + CUUACCGGGGAGAGUUUCUUGUAG 24 2950 CCR5-3529 + GGGUUUAGUUCUCCUUAG 18 2951 CCR5-3530 + AGGGUUUAGUUCUCCUUAG 19 2952 CCR5-3531 + GAGGGUUUAGUUCUCCUUAG 20 2953 CCR5-3532 + AGAGGGUUUAGUUCUCCUUAG 21 2954 CCR5-3533 + GAGAGGGUUUAGUUCUCCUUAG 22 2955 CCR5-3534 + GGAGAGGGUUUAGUUCUCCUUAG 23 2956 CCR5-3535 + UGGAGAGGGUUUAGUUCUCCUUAG 24 2957 CCR5-3536 + CUGAGAGGUUACUUACCG 18 2958 CCR5-3537 + GCUGAGAGGUUACUUACCG 19 2959 CCR5-2821 + AGCUGAGAGGUUACUUACCG 20 2960 CCR5-3538 + CAGCUGAGAGGUUACUUACCG 21 2961 CCR5-3539 + GCAGCUGAGAGGUUACUUACCG 22 2962 CCR5-3540 + AGCAGCUGAGAGGUUACUUACCG 23 2963 CCR5-3541 + AAGCAGCUGAGAGGUUACUUACCG 24 2964 CCR5-3542 + UGUUUCUUUUGAAGGAGG 18 2965 CCR5-3543 + CUGUUUCUUUUGAAGGAGG 19 2966 CCR5-3544 + GCUGUUUCUUUUGAAGGAGG 20 2967 CCR5-3545 + UGCUGUUUCUUUUGAAGGAGG 21 2968 CCR5-3546 + AUGCUGUUUCUUUUGAAGGAGG 22 2969 CCR5-3547 + AAUGCUGUUUCUUUUGAAGGAGG 23 2970 CCR5-3548 + AAAUGCUGUUUCUUUUGAAGGAGG 24 2971 CCR5-3549 + UUAAACCAACUUUAAAUG 18 2972 CCR5-3550 + CUUAAACCAACUUUAAAUG 19 2973 CCR5-3551 + ACUUAAACCAACUUUAAAUG 20 2974 CCR5-3552 + AACUUAAACCAACUUUAAAUG 21 2975 CCR5-3553 + CAACUUAAACCAACUUUAAAUG 22 2976 CCR5-3554 + CCAACUUAAACCAACUUUAAAUG 23 2977 CCR5-3555 + GCCAACUUAAACCAACUUUAAAUG 24 2978 CCR5-3556 + UCAGAAGGCAUCUCACUG 18 2979 CCR5-3557 + UUCAGAAGGCAUCUCACUG 19 2980 CCR5-3558 + AUUCAGAAGGCAUCUCACUG 20 2981 CCR5-3559 + UAUUCAGAAGGCAUCUCACUG 21 2982 CCR5-3560 + AUAUUCAGAAGGCAUCUCACUG 22 2983 CCR5-3561 + CAUAUUCAGAAGGCAUCUCACUG 23 2984 CCR5-3562 + ACAUAUUCAGAAGGCAUCUCACUG 24 2985 CCR5-3563 + ACCGGGGAGAGUUUCUUG 18 2986 CCR5-3564 + UACCGGGGAGAGUUUCUUG 19 2987 CCR5-3565 + UUACCGGGGAGAGUUUCUUG 20 2988 CCR5-3566 + CUUACCGGGGAGAGUUUCUUG 21 2989 CCR5-3567 + ACUUACCGGGGAGAGUUUCUUG 22 2990 CCR5-3568 + UACUUACCGGGGAGAGUUUCUUG 23 2991 CCR5-3569 + UUACUUACCGGGGAGAGUUUCUUG 24 2992 CCR5-3570 + GAAAUGCUGUUUCUUUUG 18 2993 CCR5-3571 + GGAAAUGCUGUUUCUUUUG 19 2994 CCR5-3572 + AGGAAAUGCUGUUUCUUUUG 20 2995 CCR5-3573 + UAGGAAAUGCUGUUUCUUUUG 21 2996 CCR5-3574 + GUAGGAAAUGCUGUUUCUUUUG 22 2997 CCR5-3575 + AGUAGGAAAUGCUGUUUCUUUUG 23 2998 CCR5-3576 + AAGUAGGAAAUGCUGUUUCUUUUG 24 2999 CCR5-3577 + AUUGAAGGCGAAAAGAAU 18 3000 CCR5-3578 + UAUUGAAGGCGAAAAGAAU 19 3001 CCR5-3579 + GUAUUGAAGGCGAAAAGAAU 20 3002 CCR5-3580 + UGUAUUGAAGGCGAAAAGAAU 21 3003 CCR5-3581 + GUGUAUUGAAGGCGAAAAGAAU 22 3004 CCR5-3582 + AGUGUAUUGAAGGCGAAAAGAAU 23 3005 CCR5-3583 + AAGUGUAUUGAAGGCGAAAAGAAU 24 3006 CCR5-3584 + AUAAAGAAUAAAGGAUAU 18 3007 CCR5-3585 + UAUAAAGAAUAAAGGAUAU 19 3008 CCR5-3586 + AUAUAAAGAAUAAAGGAUAU 20 3009 CCR5-3587 + AAUAUAAAGAAUAAAGGAUAU 21 3010 CCR5-3588 + AAAUAUAAAGAAUAAAGGAUAU 22 3011 CCR5-3589 + AAAAUAUAAAGAAUAAAGGAUAU 23 3012 CCR5-3590 + GAAAAUAUAAAGAAUAAAGGAUAU 24 3013 CCR5-3591 + CUAACAGGCCAAGCAGCU 18 3014 CCR5-3592 + ACUAACAGGCCAAGCAGCU 19 3015 CCR5-3593 + AACUAACAGGCCAAGCAGCU 20 3016 CCR5-3594 + UAACUAACAGGCCAAGCAGCU 21 3017 CCR5-3595 + CUAACUAACAGGCCAAGCAGCU 22 3018 CCR5-3596 + GCUAACUAACAGGCCAAGCAGCU 23 3019 CCR5-3597 + AGCUAACUAACAGGCCAAGCAGCU 24 3020 CCR5-3598 + AAAGUCUUUUACUCAUCU 18 3021 CCR5-3599 + UAAAGUCUUUUACUCAUCU 19 3022 CCR5-3600 + GUAAAGUCUUUUACUCAUCU 20 3023 CCR5-3601 + UGUAAAGUCUUUUACUCAUCU 21 3024 CCR5-3602 + CUGUAAAGUCUUUUACUCAUCU 22 3025 CCR5-3603 + CCUGUAAAGUCUUUUACUCAUCU 23 3026 CCR5-3604 + UCCUGUAAAGUCUUUUACUCAUCU 24 3027 CCR5-3605 + UAUAGACAGUAUAAAAGU 18 3028 CCR5-3606 + AUAUAGACAGUAUAAAAGU 19 3029 CCR5-2967 + CAUAUAGACAGUAUAAAAGU 20 3030 CCR5-3607 + UCAUAUAGACAGUAUAAAAGU 21 3031 CCR5-3608 + AUCAUAUAGACAGUAUAAAAGU 22 3032 CCR5-3609 + AAUCAUAUAGACAGUAUAAAAGU 23 3033 CCR5-3610 + CAAUCAUAUAGACAGUAUAAAAGU 24 3034 CCR5-3611 + CUUUGAUGUUAUAACCGU 18 3035 CCR5-3612 + UCUUUGAUGUUAUAACCGU 19 3036 CCR5-3613 + AUCUUUGAUGUUAUAACCGU 20 3037 CCR5-3614 + UAUCUUUGAUGUUAUAACCGU 21 3038 CCR5-3615 + GUAUCUUUGAUGUUAUAACCGU 22 3039 CCR5-3616 + UGUAUCUUUGAUGUUAUAACCGU 23 3040 CCR5-3617 + UUGUAUCUUUGAUGUUAUAACCGU 24 3041 CCR5-3618 + AGAGAAUAGAUCUCUGGU 18 3042 CCR5-3619 + UAGAGAAUAGAUCUCUGGU 19 3043 CCR5-3620 + CUAGAGAAUAGAUCUCUGGU 20 3044 CCR5-3621 + GCUAGAGAAUAGAUCUCUGGU 21 3045 CCR5-3622 + AGCUAGAGAAUAGAUCUCUGGU 22 3046 CCR5-3623 + AAGCUAGAGAAUAGAUCUCUGGU 23 3047 CCR5-3624 + UAAGCUAGAGAAUAGAUCUCUGGU 24 3048 CCR5-3625 + CCACUACACAGAAUCUGU 18 3049 CCR5-3626 + CCCACUACACAGAAUCUGU 19 3050 CCR5-3627 + UCCCACUACACAGAAUCUGU 20 3051 CCR5-3628 + AUCCCACUACACAGAAUCUGU 21 3052 CCR5-3629 + CAUCCCACUACACAGAAUCUGU 22 3053 CCR5-3630 + UCAUCCCACUACACAGAAUCUGU 23 3054 CCR5-3631 + CUCAUCCCACUACACAGAAUCUGU 24 3055 CCR5-3632 + AUAUUUUAAGAUAAUUGU 18 3056 CCR5-3633 + UAUAUUUUAAGAUAAUUGU 19 3057 CCR5-3634 + UUAUAUUUUAAGAUAAUUGU 20 3058 CCR5-3635 + AUUAUAUUUUAAGAUAAUUGU 21 3059 CCR5-3636 + GAUUAUAUUUUAAGAUAAUUGU 22 3060 CCR5-3637 + AGAUUAUAUUUUAAGAUAAUUGU 23 3061 CCR5-3638 + AAGAUUAUAUUUUAAGAUAAUUGU 24 3062 CCR5-3639 + CCGGGGAGAGUUUCUUGU 18 3063 CCR5-3640 + ACCGGGGAGAGUUUCUUGU 19 3064 CCR5-2974 + UACCGGGGAGAGUUUCUUGU 20 3065 CCR5-3641 + UUACCGGGGAGAGUUUCUUGU 21 3066 CCR5-3642 + CUUACCGGGGAGAGUUUCUUGU 22 3067 CCR5-3643 + ACUUACCGGGGAGAGUUUCUUGU 23 3068 CCR5-3644 + UACUUACCGGGGAGAGUUUCUUGU 24 3069 CCR5-3645 + UCUCUGCAAAUCUUUCUU 18 3070 CCR5-3646 + CUCUCUGCAAAUCUUUCUU 19 3071 CCR5-3647 + UCUCUCUGCAAAUCUUUCUU 20 3072 CCR5-3648 + AUCUCUCUGCAAAUCUUUCUU 21 3073 CCR5-3649 + CAUCUCUCUGCAAAUCUUUCUU 22 3074 CCR5-3650 + UCAUCUCUCUGCAAAUCUUUCUU 23 3075 CCR5-3651 + CUCAUCUCUCUGCAAAUCUUUCUU 24 3076 CCR5-3652 + UAGGAAAUGCUGUUUCUU 18 3077 CCR5-3653 + GUAGGAAAUGCUGUUUCUU 19 3078 CCR5-3654 + AGUAGGAAAUGCUGUUUCUU 20 3079 CCR5-3655 + AAGUAGGAAAUGCUGUUUCUU 21 3080 CCR5-3656 + AAAGUAGGAAAUGCUGUUUCUU 22 3081 CCR5-3657 + AAAAGUAGGAAAUGCUGUUUCUU 23 3082 CCR5-3658 + UAAAAGUAGGAAAUGCUGUUUCUU 24 3083 CCR5-3659 + CAGUAAGGCUAAAAGGUU 18 3084 CCR5-3660 + ACAGUAAGGCUAAAAGGUU 19 3085 CCR5-3661 + AACAGUAAGGCUAAAAGGUU 20 3086 CCR5-3662 + CAACAGUAAGGCUAAAAGGUU 21 3087 CCR5-3663 + UCAACAGUAAGGCUAAAAGGUU 22 3088 CCR5-3664 + UUCAACAGUAAGGCUAAAAGGUU 23 3089 CCR5-3665 + UUUCAACAGUAAGGCUAAAAGGUU 24 3090 CCR5-3666 + UGGUCUGAAGGUUUAUUU 18 3091 CCR5-3667 + CUGGUCUGAAGGUUUAUUU 19 3092 CCR5-3668 + UCUGGUCUGAAGGUUUAUUU 20 3093 CCR5-3669 + CUCUGGUCUGAAGGUUUAUUU 21 3094 CCR5-3670 + UCUCUGGUCUGAAGGUUUAUUU 22 3095 CCR5-3671 + AUCUCUGGUCUGAAGGUUUAUUU 23 3096 CCR5-3672 + GAUCUCUGGUCUGAAGGUUUAUUU 24 3097 CCR5-3673 + UCUGCAAAUCUUUCUUUU 18 3098 CCR5-3674 + CUCUGCAAAUCUUUCUUUU 19 3099 CCR5-3675 + UCUCUGCAAAUCUUUCUUUU 20 3100 CCR5-3676 + CUCUCUGCAAAUCUUUCUUUU 21 3101 CCR5-3677 + UCUCUCUGCAAAUCUUUCUUUU 22 3102 CCR5-3678 + AUCUCUCUGCAAAUCUUUCUUUU 23 3103 CCR5-3679 + CAUCUCUCUGCAAAUCUUUCUUUU 24 3104 CCR5-3680 − GGGGAGAGUGGAGAAAAA 18 3105 CCR5-3681 − CGGGGAGAGUGGAGAAAAA 19 3106 CCR5-2905 − ACGGGGAGAGUGGAGAAAAA 20 3107 CCR5-3682 − UACGGGGAGAGUGGAGAAAAA 21 3108 CCR5-3683 − AUACGGGGAGAGUGGAGAAAAA 22 3109 CCR5-3684 − GAUACGGGGAGAGUGGAGAAAAA 23 3110 CCR5-3685 − GGAUACGGGGAGAGUGGAGAAAAA 24 3111 CCR5-3686 − CGGGGAGAGUGGAGAAAA 18 3112 CCR5-3687 − ACGGGGAGAGUGGAGAAAA 19 3113 CCR5-2906 − UACGGGGAGAGUGGAGAAAA 20 3114 CCR5-3688 − AUACGGGGAGAGUGGAGAAAA 21 3115 CCR5-3689 − GAUACGGGGAGAGUGGAGAAAA 22 3116 CCR5-3690 − GGAUACGGGGAGAGUGGAGAAAA 23 3117 CCR5-3691 − GGGAUACGGGGAGAGUGGAGAAAA 24 3118 CCR5-3692 − ACGGGGAGAGUGGAGAAA 18 3119 CCR5-3693 − UACGGGGAGAGUGGAGAAA 19 3120 CCR5-3694 − AUACGGGGAGAGUGGAGAAA 20 3121 CCR5-3695 − GAUACGGGGAGAGUGGAGAAA 21 3122 CCR5-3696 − GGAUACGGGGAGAGUGGAGAAA 22 3123 CCR5-3697 − GGGAUACGGGGAGAGUGGAGAAA 23 3124 CCR5-3698 − GGGGAUACGGGGAGAGUGGAGAAA 24 3125 CCR5-3699 − UUUUAAGCUCAACUUAAA 18 3126 CCR5-3700 − AUUUUAAGCUCAACUUAAA 19 3127 CCR5-3701 − UAUUUUAAGCUCAACUUAAA 20 3128 CCR5-3702 − UUAUUUUAAGCUCAACUUAAA 21 3129 CCR5-3703 − CUUAUUUUAAGCUCAACUUAAA 22 3130 CCR5-3704 − GCUUAUUUUAAGCUCAACUUAAA 23 3131 CCR5-3705 − AGCUUAUUUUAAGCUCAACUUAAA 24 3132 CCR5-3706 − UGAGUGAAAGACUUUAAA 18 3133 CCR5-3707 − GUGAGUGAAAGACUUUAAA 19 3134 CCR5-2909 − UGUGAGUGAAAGACUUUAAA 20 3135 CCR5-3708 − UUGUGAGUGAAAGACUUUAAA 21 3136 CCR5-3709 − AUUGUGAGUGAAAGACUUUAAA 22 3137 CCR5-3710 − GAUUGUGAGUGAAAGACUUUAAA 23 3138 CCR5-3711 − UGAUUGUGAGUGAAAGACUUUAAA 24 3139 CCR5-3712 − ACAAUCCUUACCUCUCAA 18 3140 CCR5-3713 − AACAAUCCUUACCUCUCAA 19 3141 CCR5-3714 − UAACAAUCCUUACCUCUCAA 20 3142 CCR5-3715 − CUAACAAUCCUUACCUCUCAA 21 3143 CCR5-3716 − ACUAACAAUCCUUACCUCUCAA 22 3144 CCR5-3717 − AACUAACAAUCCUUACCUCUCAA 23 3145 CCR5-3718 − UAACUAACAAUCCUUACCUCUCAA 24 3146 CCR5-3719 − AACUCCACCCUCCUUCAA 18 3147 CCR5-3720 − UAACUCCACCCUCCUUCAA 19 3148 CCR5-3721 − UUAACUCCACCCUCCUUCAA 20 3149 CCR5-3722 − UUUAACUCCACCCUCCUUCAA 21 3150 CCR5-3723 − AUUUAACUCCACCCUCCUUCAA 22 3151 CCR5-3724 − GAUUUAACUCCACCCUCCUUCAA 23 3152 CCR5-3725 − UGAUUUAACUCCACCCUCCUUCAA 24 3153 CCR5-3726 − GUGAGUGAAAGACUUUAA 18 3154 CCR5-3727 − UGUGAGUGAAAGACUUUAA 19 3155 CCR5-2913 − UUGUGAGUGAAAGACUUUAA 20 3156 CCR5-3728 − AUUGUGAGUGAAAGACUUUAA 21 3157 CCR5-3729 − GAUUGUGAGUGAAAGACUUUAA 22 3158 CCR5-3730 − UGAUUGUGAGUGAAAGACUUUAA 23 3159 CCR5-3731 − AUGAUUGUGAGUGAAAGACUUUAA 24 3160 CCR5-3732 − GACUUUACAGGAAACCCA 18 3161 CCR5-3733 − AGACUUUACAGGAAACCCA 19 3162 CCR5-3734 − AAGACUUUACAGGAAACCCA 20 3163 CCR5-3735 − AAAGACUUUACAGGAAACCCA 21 3164 CCR5-3736 − AAAAGACUUUACAGGAAACCCA 22 3165 CCR5-3737 − UAAAAGACUUUACAGGAAACCCA 23 3166 CCR5-3738 − GUAAAAGACUUUACAGGAAACCCA 24 3167 CCR5-3739 − CAAAAACAAAAUAAUCCA 18 3168 CCR5-3740 − ACAAAAACAAAAUAAUCCA 19 3169 CCR5-3741 − AACAAAAACAAAAUAAUCCA 20 3170 CCR5-3742 − GAACAAAAACAAAAUAAUCCA 21 3171 CCR5-3743 − AGAACAAAAACAAAAUAAUCCA 22 3172 CCR5-3744 − GAGAACAAAAACAAAAUAAUCCA 23 3173 CCR5-3745 − AGAGAACAAAAACAAAAUAAUCCA 24 3174 CCR5-3746 − AGAACUAAACCCUCUCCA 18 3175 CCR5-3747 − GAGAACUAAACCCUCUCCA 19 3176 CCR5-3748 − GGAGAACUAAACCCUCUCCA 20 3177 CCR5-3749 − AGGAGAACUAAACCCUCUCCA 21 3178 CCR5-3750 − AAGGAGAACUAAACCCUCUCCA 22 3179 CCR5-3751 − UAAGGAGAACUAAACCCUCUCCA 23 3180 CCR5-3752 − CUAAGGAGAACUAAACCCUCUCCA 24 3181 CCR5-3753 − UGUGUAGUGGGAUGAGCA 18 3182 CCR5-3754 − CUGUGUAGUGGGAUGAGCA 19 3183 CCR5-3755 − UCUGUGUAGUGGGAUGAGCA 20 3184 CCR5-3756 − UUCUGUGUAGUGGGAUGAGCA 21 3185 CCR5-3757 − AUUCUGUGUAGUGGGAUGAGCA 22 3186 CCR5-3758 − GAUUCUGUGUAGUGGGAUGAGCA 23 3187 CCR5-3759 − AGAUUCUGUGUAGUGGGAUGAGCA 24 3188 CCR5-3760 − UCAAAAGAAAGAUUUGCA 18 3189 CCR5-3761 − CUCAAAAGAAAGAUUUGCA 19 3190 CCR5-3762 − UCUCAAAAGAAAGAUUUGCA 20 3191 CCR5-3763 − CUCUCAAAAGAAAGAUUUGCA 21 3192 CCR5-3764 − CCUCUCAAAAGAAAGAUUUGCA 22 3193 CCR5-3765 − ACCUCUCAAAAGAAAGAUUUGCA 23 3194 CCR5-3766 − UACCUCUCAAAAGAAAGAUUUGCA 24 3195 CCR5-3767 − AUAGGGGAUACGGGGAGA 18 3196 CCR5-3768 − GAUAGGGGAUACGGGGAGA 19 3197 CCR5-3769 − GGAUAGGGGAUACGGGGAGA 20 3198 CCR5-3770 − GGGAUAGGGGAUACGGGGAGA 21 3199 CCR5-3771 − UGGGAUAGGGGAUACGGGGAGA 22 3200 CCR5-3772 − GUGGGAUAGGGGAUACGGGGAGA 23 3201 CCR5-3773 − GGUGGGAUAGGGGAUACGGGGAGA 24 3202 CCR5-3774 − GUGGGGGUUGGGGUGGGA 18 3203 CCR5-3775 − UGUGGGGGUUGGGGUGGGA 19 3204 CCR5-3776 − GUGUGGGGGUUGGGGUGGGA 20 3205 CCR5-3777 − UGUGUGGGGGUUGGGGUGGGA 21 3206 CCR5-3778 − CUGUGUGGGGGUUGGGGUGGGA 22 3207 CCR5-3779 − UCUGUGUGGGGGUUGGGGUGGGA 23 3208 CCR5-3780 − AUCUGUGUGGGGGUUGGGGUGGGA 24 3209 CCR5-3781 − UACAAAACAUGAUUGUGA 18 3210 CCR5-3782 − AUACAAAACAUGAUUGUGA 19 3211 CCR5-3783 − GAUACAAAACAUGAUUGUGA 20 3212 CCR5-3784 − AGAUACAAAACAUGAUUGUGA 21 3213 CCR5-3785 − AAGAUACAAAACAUGAUUGUGA 22 3214 CCR5-3786 − AAAGAUACAAAACAUGAUUGUGA 23 3215 CCR5-3787 − CAAAGAUACAAAACAUGAUUGUGA 24 3216 CCR5-3788 − AAUAUAAUCUUUAAGAUA 18 3217 CCR5-3789 − AAAUAUAAUCUUUAAGAUA 19 3218 CCR5-2922 − AAAAUAUAAUCUUUAAGAUA 20 3219 CCR5-3790 − UAAAAUAUAAUCUUUAAGAUA 21 3220 CCR5-3791 − UUAAAAUAUAAUCUUUAAGAUA 22 3221 CCR5-3792 − CUUAAAAUAUAAUCUUUAAGAUA 23 3222 CCR5-3793 − UCUUAAAAUAUAAUCUUUAAGAUA 24 3223 CCR5-3794 − GGGGUGGGAUAGGGGAUA 18 3224 CCR5-3795 − UGGGGUGGGAUAGGGGAUA 19 3225 CCR5-2923 − UUGGGGUGGGAUAGGGGAUA 20 3226 CCR5-3796 − GUUGGGGUGGGAUAGGGGAUA 21 3227 CCR5-3797 − GGUUGGGGUGGGAUAGGGGAUA 22 3228 CCR5-3798 − GGGUUGGGGUGGGAUAGGGGAUA 23 3229 CCR5-3799 − GGGGUUGGGGUGGGAUAGGGGAUA 24 3230 CCR5-3800 − AAAUCUUAUCUUCUGCUA 18 3231 CCR5-3801 − GAAAUCUUAUCUUCUGCUA 19 3232 CCR5-2925 − UGAAAUCUUAUCUUCUGCUA 20 3233 CCR5-3802 − UUGAAAUCUUAUCUUCUGCUA 21 3234 CCR5-3803 − CUUGAAAUCUUAUCUUCUGCUA 22 3235 CCR5-3804 − UCUUGAAAUCUUAUCUUCUGCUA 23 3236 CCR5-3805 − AUCUUGAAAUCUUAUCUUCUGCUA 24 3237 CCR5-3806 − UCUAACAGAUUCUGUGUA 18 3238 CCR5-3807 − UUCUAACAGAUUCUGUGUA 19 3239 CCR5-3808 − UUUCUAACAGAUUCUGUGUA 20 3240 CCR5-3809 − UUUUCUAACAGAUUCUGUGUA 21 3241 CCR5-3810 − AUUUUCUAACAGAUUCUGUGUA 22 3242 CCR5-3811 − UAUUUUCUAACAGAUUCUGUGUA 23 3243 CCR5-3812 − AUAUUUUCUAACAGAUUCUGUGUA 24 3244 CCR5-3813 − GAUGAGUAAAAGACUUUA 18 3245 CCR5-3814 − AGAUGAGUAAAAGACUUUA 19 3246 CCR5-3815 − GAGAUGAGUAAAAGACUUUA 20 3247 CCR5-3816 − UGAGAUGAGUAAAAGACUUUA 21 3248 CCR5-3817 − CUGAGAUGAGUAAAAGACUUUA 22 3249 CCR5-3818 − UCUGAGAUGAGUAAAAGACUUUA 23 3250 CCR5-3819 − UUCUGAGAUGAGUAAAAGACUUUA 24 3251 CCR5-3820 − UGUGAGUGAAAGACUUUA 18 3252 CCR5-3821 − UUGUGAGUGAAAGACUUUA 19 3253 CCR5-3822 − AUUGUGAGUGAAAGACUUUA 20 3254 CCR5-3823 − GAUUGUGAGUGAAAGACUUUA 21 3255 CCR5-3824 − UGAUUGUGAGUGAAAGACUUUA 22 3256 CCR5-3825 − AUGAUUGUGAGUGAAAGACUUUA 23 3257 CCR5-3826 − CAUGAUUGUGAGUGAAAGACUUUA 24 3258 CCR5-3827 − GUAAAUAAACCUUCAGAC 18 3259 CCR5-3828 − CGUAAAUAAACCUUCAGAC 19 3260 CCR5-3829 − CCGUAAAUAAACCUUCAGAC 20 3261 CCR5-3830 − CCCGUAAAUAAACCUUCAGAC 21 3262 CCR5-3831 − GCCCGUAAAUAAACCUUCAGAC 22 3263 CCR5-3832 − AGCCCGUAAAUAAACCUUCAGAC 23 3264 CCR5-3833 − AAGCCCGUAAAUAAACCUUCAGAC 24 3265 CCR5-3834 − GGGUGGGAUAGGGGAUAC 18 3266 CCR5-3835 − GGGGUGGGAUAGGGGAUAC 19 3267 CCR5-2934 − UGGGGUGGGAUAGGGGAUAC 20 3268 CCR5-3836 − UUGGGGUGGGAUAGGGGAUAC 21 3269 CCR5-3837 − GUUGGGGUGGGAUAGGGGAUAC 22 3270 CCR5-3838 − GGUUGGGGUGGGAUAGGGGAUAC 23 3271 CCR5-3839 − GGGUUGGGGUGGGAUAGGGGAUAC 24 3272 CCR5-3840 − AGACAUCCGUUCCCCUAC 18 3273 CCR5-3841 − GAGACAUCCGUUCCCCUAC 19 3274 CCR5-3842 − UGAGACAUCCGUUCCCCUAC 20 3275 CCR5-3843 − CUGAGACAUCCGUUCCCCUAC 21 3276 CCR5-3844 − GCUGAGACAUCCGUUCCCCUAC 22 3277 CCR5-3845 − AGCUGAGACAUCCGUUCCCCUAC 23 3278 CCR5-3846 − GAGCUGAGACAUCCGUUCCCCUAC 24 3279 CCR5-3847 − AUGAGUAAAAGACUUUAC 18 3280 CCR5-3848 − GAUGAGUAAAAGACUUUAC 19 3281 CCR5-2936 − AGAUGAGUAAAAGACUUUAC 20 3282 CCR5-3849 − GAGAUGAGUAAAAGACUUUAC 21 3283 CCR5-3850 − UGAGAUGAGUAAAAGACUUUAC 22 3284 CCR5-3851 − CUGAGAUGAGUAAAAGACUUUAC 23 3285 CCR5-3852 − UCUGAGAUGAGUAAAAGACUUUAC 24 3286 CCR5-3853 − UUGCACAGCUCAUCUGGC 18 3287 CCR5-3854 − UUUGCACAGCUCAUCUGGC 19 3288 CCR5-3855 − AUUUGCACAGCUCAUCUGGC 20 3289 CCR5-3856 − GAUUUGCACAGCUCAUCUGGC 21 3290 CCR5-3857 − UGAUUUGCACAGCUCAUCUGGC 22 3291 CCR5-3858 − UUGAUUUGCACAGCUCAUCUGGC 23 3292 CCR5-3859 − AUUGAUUUGCACAGCUCAUCUGGC 24 3293 CCR5-3860 − UGAGUCUUAGCUGAAAUC 18 3294 CCR5-3861 − AUGAGUCUUAGCUGAAAUC 19 3295 CCR5-3862 − GAUGAGUCUUAGCUGAAAUC 20 3296 CCR5-3863 − AGAUGAGUCUUAGCUGAAAUC 21 3297 CCR5-3864 − GAGAUGAGUCUUAGCUGAAAUC 22 3298 CCR5-3865 − AGAGAUGAGUCUUAGCUGAAAUC 23 3299 CCR5-3866 − GAGAGAUGAGUCUUAGCUGAAAUC 24 3300 CCR5-3867 − UAAGCUCAACUUAAAAAG 18 3301 CCR5-3868 − UUAAGCUCAACUUAAAAAG 19 3302 CCR5-3869 − UUUAAGCUCAACUUAAAAAG 20 3303 CCR5-3870 − UUUUAAGCUCAACUUAAAAAG 21 3304 CCR5-3871 − AUUUUAAGCUCAACUUAAAAAG 22 3305 CCR5-3872 − UAUUUUAAGCUCAACUUAAAAAG 23 3306 CCR5-3873 − UUAUUUUAAGCUCAACUUAAAAAG 24 3307 CCR5-3874 − AUCUUAUCUUCUGCUAAG 18 3308 CCR5-3875 − AAUCUUAUCUUCUGCUAAG 19 3309 CCR5-3876 − AAAUCUUAUCUUCUGCUAAG 20 3310 CCR5-3877 − GAAAUCUUAUCUUCUGCUAAG 21 3311 CCR5-3878 − UGAAAUCUUAUCUUCUGCUAAG 22 3312 CCR5-3879 − UUGAAAUCUUAUCUUCUGCUAAG 23 3313 CCR5-3880 − CUUGAAAUCUUAUCUUCUGCUAAG 24 3314 CCR5-3881 − CACAGCUCAUCUGGCCAG 18 3315 CCR5-3882 − GCACAGCUCAUCUGGCCAG 19 3316 CCR5-3883 − UGCACAGCUCAUCUGGCCAG 20 3317 CCR5-3884 − UUGCACAGCUCAUCUGGCCAG 21 3318 CCR5-3885 − UUUGCACAGCUCAUCUGGCCAG 22 3319 CCR5-3886 − AUUUGCACAGCUCAUCUGGCCAG 23 3320 CCR5-3887 − GAUUUGCACAGCUCAUCUGGCCAG 24 3321 CCR5-3888 − CUCAUCUGGCCAGAAGAG 18 3322 CCR5-3889 − GCUCAUCUGGCCAGAAGAG 19 3323 CCR5-3890 − AGCUCAUCUGGCCAGAAGAG 20 3324 CCR5-3891 − CAGCUCAUCUGGCCAGAAGAG 21 3325 CCR5-3892 − ACAGCUCAUCUGGCCAGAAGAG 22 3326 CCR5-3893 − CACAGCUCAUCUGGCCAGAAGAG 23 3327 CCR5-3894 − GCACAGCUCAUCUGGCCAGAAGAG 24 3328 CCR5-3895 − UAGGGGAUACGGGGAGAG 18 3329 CCR5-3896 − AUAGGGGAUACGGGGAGAG 19 3330 CCR5-2819 − GAUAGGGGAUACGGGGAGAG 20 3331 CCR5-3897 − GGAUAGGGGAUACGGGGAGAG 21 3332 CCR5-3898 − GGGAUAGGGGAUACGGGGAGAG 22 3333 CCR5-3899 − UGGGAUAGGGGAUACGGGGAGAG 23 3334 CCR5-3900 − GUGGGAUAGGGGAUACGGGGAGAG 24 3335 CCR5-3901 − UCUGUGUAGUGGGAUGAG 18 3336 CCR5-3902 − UUCUGUGUAGUGGGAUGAG 19 3337 CCR5-3903 − AUUCUGUGUAGUGGGAUGAG 20 3338 CCR5-3904 − GAUUCUGUGUAGUGGGAUGAG 21 3339 CCR5-3905 − AGAUUCUGUGUAGUGGGAUGAG 22 3340 CCR5-3906 − CAGAUUCUGUGUAGUGGGAUGAG 23 3341 CCR5-3907 − ACAGAUUCUGUGUAGUGGGAUGAG 24 3342 CCR5-3908 − CAGAGAGAUGAGUCUUAG 18 3343 CCR5-3909 − GCAGAGAGAUGAGUCUUAG 19 3344 CCR5-3910 − UGCAGAGAGAUGAGUCUUAG 20 3345 CCR5-3911 − UUGCAGAGAGAUGAGUCUUAG 21 3346 CCR5-3912 − UUUGCAGAGAGAUGAGUCUUAG 22 3347 CCR5-3913 − AUUUGCAGAGAGAUGAGUCUUAG 23 3348 CCR5-3914 − GAUUUGCAGAGAGAUGAGUCUUAG 24 3349 CCR5-3915 − GGUGGGAUAGGGGAUACG 18 3350 CCR5-3916 − GGGUGGGAUAGGGGAUACG 19 3351 CCR5-2951 − GGGGUGGGAUAGGGGAUACG 20 3352 CCR5-3917 − UGGGGUGGGAUAGGGGAUACG 21 3353 CCR5-3918 − UUGGGGUGGGAUAGGGGAUACG 22 3354 CCR5-3919 − GUUGGGGUGGGAUAGGGGAUACG 23 3355 CCR5-3920 − GGUUGGGGUGGGAUAGGGGAUACG 24 3356 CCR5-3921 − UGAGCAUCUGUGUGGGGG 18 3357 CCR5-3922 − GUGAGCAUCUGUGUGGGGG 19 3358 CCR5-3923 − GGUGAGCAUCUGUGUGGGGG 20 3359 CCR5-3924 − UGGUGAGCAUCUGUGUGGGGG 21 3360 CCR5-3925 − GUGGUGAGCAUCUGUGUGGGGG 22 3361 CCR5-3926 − GGUGGUGAGCAUCUGUGUGGGGG 23 3362 CCR5-3927 − GGGUGGUGAGCAUCUGUGUGGGGG 24 3363 CCR5-3928 − CAGAUUCUGUGUAGUGGG 18 3364 CCR5-3929 − ACAGAUUCUGUGUAGUGGG 19 3365 CCR5-3930 − AACAGAUUCUGUGUAGUGGG 20 3366 CCR5-3931 − UAACAGAUUCUGUGUAGUGGG 21 3367 CCR5-3932 − CUAACAGAUUCUGUGUAGUGGG 22 3368 CCR5-3933 − UCUAACAGAUUCUGUGUAGUGGG 23 3369 CCR5-3934 − UUCUAACAGAUUCUGUGUAGUGGG 24 3370 CCR5-3935 − AUCUGUGUGGGGGUUGGG 18 3371 CCR5-3936 − CAUCUGUGUGGGGGUUGGG 19 3372 CCR5-3937 − GCAUCUGUGUGGGGGUUGGG 20 3373 CCR5-3938 − AGCAUCUGUGUGGGGGUUGGG 21 3374 CCR5-3939 − GAGCAUCUGUGUGGGGGUUGGG 22 3375 CCR5-3940 − UGAGCAUCUGUGUGGGGGUUGGG 23 3376 CCR5-3941 − GUGAGCAUCUGUGUGGGGGUUGGG 24 3377 CCR5-3942 − AACCUUUUAGCCUUACUG 18 3378 CCR5-3943 − UAACCUUUUAGCCUUACUG 19 3379 CCR5-3944 − UUAACCUUUUAGCCUUACUG 20 3380 CCR5-3945 − CUUAACCUUUUAGCCUUACUG 21 3381 CCR5-3946 − UCUUAACCUUUUAGCCUUACUG 22 3382 CCR5-3947 − UUCUUAACCUUUUAGCCUUACUG 23 3383 CCR5-3948 − UUUCUUAACCUUUUAGCCUUACUG 24 3384 CCR5-3949 − GGGGAUACGGGGAGAGUG 18 3385 CCR5-3950 − AGGGGAUACGGGGAGAGUG 19 3386 CCR5-3951 − UAGGGGAUACGGGGAGAGUG 20 3387 CCR5-3952 − AUAGGGGAUACGGGGAGAGUG 21 3388 CCR5-3953 − GAUAGGGGAUACGGGGAGAGUG 22 3389 CCR5-3954 − GGAUAGGGGAUACGGGGAGAGUG 23 3390 CCR5-3955 − GGGAUAGGGGAUACGGGGAGAGUG 24 3391 CCR5-3956 − GAACAAUAAUAUUGGGUG 18 3392 CCR5-3957 − AGAACAAUAAUAUUGGGUG 19 3393 CCR5-3958 − GAGAACAAUAAUAUUGGGUG 20 3394 CCR5-3959 − AGAGAACAAUAAUAUUGGGUG 21 3395 CCR5-3960 − CAGAGAACAAUAAUAUUGGGUG 22 3396 CCR5-3961 − ACAGAGAACAAUAAUAUUGGGUG 23 3397 CCR5-3962 − UACAGAGAACAAUAAUAUUGGGUG 24 3398 CCR5-3963 − GGGUGGUGAGCAUCUGUG 18 3399 CCR5-3964 − UGGGUGGUGAGCAUCUGUG 19 3400 CCR5-2959 − UUGGGUGGUGAGCAUCUGUG 20 3401 CCR5-3965 − AUUGGGUGGUGAGCAUCUGUG 21 3402 CCR5-3966 − UAUUGGGUGGUGAGCAUCUGUG 22 3403 CCR5-3967 − AUAUUGGGUGGUGAGCAUCUGUG 23 3404 CCR5-3968 − AAUAUUGGGUGGUGAGCAUCUGUG 24 3405 CCR5-3969 − UCUCAAAAGAAAGAUUUG 18 3406 CCR5-3970 − CUCUCAAAAGAAAGAUUUG 19 3407 CCR5-3971 − CCUCUCAAAAGAAAGAUUUG 20 3408 CCR5-3972 − ACCUCUCAAAAGAAAGAUUUG 21 3409 CCR5-3973 − UACCUCUCAAAAGAAAGAUUUG 22 3410 CCR5-3974 − UUACCUCUCAAAAGAAAGAUUUG 23 3411 CCR5-3975 − CUUACCUCUCAAAAGAAAGAUUUG 24 3412 CCR5-3976 − AAUUUCUUUUACUAAAAU 18 3413 CCR5-3977 − UAAUUUCUUUUACUAAAAU 19 3414 CCR5-3978 − GUAAUUUCUUUUACUAAAAU 20 3415 CCR5-3979 − AGUAAUUUCUUUUACUAAAAU 21 3416 CCR5-3980 − UAGUAAUUUCUUUUACUAAAAU 22 3417 CCR5-3981 − AUAGUAAUUUCUUUUACUAAAAU 23 3418 CCR5-3982 − GAUAGUAAUUUCUUUUACUAAAAU 24 3419 CCR5-3983 − AGGGGACACAGGGUUAAU 18 3420 CCR5-3984 − AAGGGGACACAGGGUUAAU 19 3421 CCR5-3985 − AAAGGGGACACAGGGUUAAU 20 3422 CCR5-3986 − AAAAGGGGACACAGGGUUAAU 21 3423 CCR5-3987 − AAAAAGGGGACACAGGGUUAAU 22 3424 CCR5-3988 − GAAAAAGGGGACACAGGGUUAAU 23 3425 CCR5-3989 − AGAAAAAGGGGACACAGGGUUAAU 24 3426 CCR5-3990 − AAAUAUAAUCUUUAAGAU 18 3427 CCR5-3991 − AAAAUAUAAUCUUUAAGAU 19 3428 CCR5-3992 − UAAAAUAUAAUCUUUAAGAU 20 3429 CCR5-3993 − UUAAAAUAUAAUCUUUAAGAU 21 3430 CCR5-3994 − CUUAAAAUAUAAUCUUUAAGAU 22 3431 CCR5-3995 − UCUUAAAAUAUAAUCUUUAAGAU 23 3432 CCR5-3996 − AUCUUAAAAUAUAAUCUUUAAGAU 24 3433 CCR5-3997 − UGGGGUGGGAUAGGGGAU 18 3434 CCR5-3998 − UUGGGGUGGGAUAGGGGAU 19 3435 CCR5-3999 − GUUGGGGUGGGAUAGGGGAU 20 3436 CCR5-4000 − GGUUGGGGUGGGAUAGGGGAU 21 3437 CCR5-4001 − GGGUUGGGGUGGGAUAGGGGAU 22 3438 CCR5-4002 − GGGGUUGGGGUGGGAUAGGGGAU 23 3439 CCR5-4003 − GGGGGUUGGGGUGGGAUAGGGGAU 24 3440 CCR5-4004 − UGGGGGUUGGGGUGGGAU 18 3441 CCR5-4005 − GUGGGGGUUGGGGUGGGAU 19 3442 CCR5-2962 − UGUGGGGGUUGGGGUGGGAU 20 3443 CCR5-4006 − GUGUGGGGGUUGGGGUGGGAU 21 3444 CCR5-4007 − UGUGUGGGGGUUGGGGUGGGAU 22 3445 CCR5-4008 − CUGUGUGGGGGUUGGGGUGGGAU 23 3446 CCR5-4009 − UCUGUGUGGGGGUUGGGGUGGGAU 24 3447 CCR5-4010 − GAAAUCUUAUCUUCUGCU 18 3448 CCR5-4011 − UGAAAUCUUAUCUUCUGCU 19 3449 CCR5-4012 − UUGAAAUCUUAUCUUCUGCU 20 3450 CCR5-4013 − CUUGAAAUCUUAUCUUCUGCU 21 3451 CCR5-4014 − UCUUGAAAUCUUAUCUUCUGCU 22 3452 CCR5-4015 − AUCUUGAAAUCUUAUCUUCUGCU 23 3453 CCR5-4016 − AAUCUUGAAAUCUUAUCUUCUGCU 24 3454 CCR5-4017 − UAAGGAAAGGGUCACAGU 18 3455 CCR5-4018 − AUAAGGAAAGGGUCACAGU 19 3456 CCR5-4019 − GAUAAGGAAAGGGUCACAGU 20 3457 CCR5-4020 − AGAUAAGGAAAGGGUCACAGU 21 3458 CCR5-4021 − AAGAUAAGGAAAGGGUCACAGU 22 3459 CCR5-4022 − UAAGAUAAGGAAAGGGUCACAGU 23 3460 CCR5-4023 − UUAAGAUAAGGAAAGGGUCACAGU 24 3461 CCR5-4024 − AAAACAAAAUAAUCCAGU 18 3462 CCR5-4025 − AAAAACAAAAUAAUCCAGU 19 3463 CCR5-4026 − CAAAAACAAAAUAAUCCAGU 20 3464 CCR5-4027 − ACAAAAACAAAAUAAUCCAGU 21 3465 CCR5-4028 − AACAAAAACAAAAUAAUCCAGU 22 3466 CCR5-4029 − GAACAAAAACAAAAUAAUCCAGU 23 3467 CCR5-4030 − AGAACAAAAACAAAAUAAUCCAGU 24 3468 CCR5-4031 − UGGGUGGUGAGCAUCUGU 18 3469 CCR5-4032 − UUGGGUGGUGAGCAUCUGU 19 3470 CCR5-4033 − AUUGGGUGGUGAGCAUCUGU 20 3471 CCR5-4034 − UAUUGGGUGGUGAGCAUCUGU 21 3472 CCR5-4035 − AUAUUGGGUGGUGAGCAUCUGU 22 3473 CCR5-4036 − AAUAUUGGGUGGUGAGCAUCUGU 23 3474 CCR5-4037 − UAAUAUUGGGUGGUGAGCAUCUGU 24 3475 CCR5-4038 − UGGCCUGUUAGUUAGCUU 18 3476 CCR5-4039 − UUGGCCUGUUAGUUAGCUU 19 3477 CCR5-4040 − CUUGGCCUGUUAGUUAGCUU 20 3478 CCR5-4041 − GCUUGGCCUGUUAGUUAGCUU 21 3479 CCR5-4042 − UGCUUGGCCUGUUAGUUAGCUU 22 3480 CCR5-4043 − CUGCUUGGCCUGUUAGUUAGCUU 23 3481 CCR5-4044 − GCUGCUUGGCCUGUUAGUUAGCUU 24 3482

Table 6E provides exemplary targeting domains for knocking down the CCR5 gene selected according to the fifth tier parameters. Within the additional 500 bp (e.g., upstream or downstream) of a transcription start site (TSS), e.g., extending to 1 kb upstream and downstream of a TSS and PAM is NNGRRV. It is contemplated herein that in an embodiment the targeting domain hybridizes to the target domain through complementary base pairing. Any of the targeting domains in the table can be used with a S. aureus eiCas9 molecule or eiCas9 fusion protein (e.g., an eiCas9 fused to a transcription repressor domain) to alter the CCR5 gene (e.g., reduce or eliminate CCR5 gene expression, CCR5 protein function, or the level of CCR5 protein). One or more gRNAs may be used to target an eiCas9 to the promoter region of the CCR5 gene.

TABLE 6E 5th Tier gRNA DNA Target Site Name Strand Targeting Domain Length SEQ ID NO CCR5-4208 + UGGAGGAAAAAGAAAAAA 18 3651 CCR5-4209 + CUGGAGGAAAAAGAAAAAA 19 3652 CCR5-4210 + UCUGGAGGAAAAAGAAAAAA 20 3653 CCR5-4211 + GUCUGGAGGAAAAAGAAAAAA 21 3654 CCR5-4212 + UGUCUGGAGGAAAAAGAAAAAA 22 3655 CCR5-4213 + UUGUCUGGAGGAAAAAGAAAAAA 23 3656 CCR5-4214 + CUUGUCUGGAGGAAAAAGAAAAAA 24 3657 CCR5-4215 + UCUGGAGGAAAAAGAAAA 18 3658 CCR5-4216 + GUCUGGAGGAAAAAGAAAA 19 3659 CCR5-4217 + UGUCUGGAGGAAAAAGAAAA 20 3660 CCR5-4218 + UUGUCUGGAGGAAAAAGAAAA 21 3661 CCR5-4219 + CUUGUCUGGAGGAAAAAGAAAA 22 3662 CCR5-4220 + UCUUGUCUGGAGGAAAAAGAAAA 23 3663 CCR5-4221 + CUCUUGUCUGGAGGAAAAAGAAAA 24 3664 CCR5-4222 + CCUCUUGUCUGGAGGAAA 18 3665 CCR5-4223 + CCCUCUUGUCUGGAGGAAA 19 3666 CCR5-4224 + UCCCUCUUGUCUGGAGGAAA 20 3667 CCR5-4225 + UUCCCUCUUGUCUGGAGGAAA 21 3668 CCR5-4226 + CUUCCCUCUUGUCUGGAGGAAA 22 3669 CCR5-4227 + GCUUCCCUCUUGUCUGGAGGAAA 23 3670 CCR5-4228 + GGCUUCCCUCUUGUCUGGAGGAAA 24 3671 CCR5-4229 + GAUGUCACCAACCGCCAA 18 3672 CCR5-4230 + AGAUGUCACCAACCGCCAA 19 3673 CCR5-4231 + CAGAUGUCACCAACCGCCAA 20 3674 CCR5-4232 + UCAGAUGUCACCAACCGCCAA 21 3675 CCR5-4233 + UUCAGAUGUCACCAACCGCCAA 22 3676 CCR5-4234 + UUUCAGAUGUCACCAACCGCCAA 23 3677 CCR5-4235 + UUUUCAGAUGUCACCAACCGCCAA 24 3678 CCR5-4236 + CAAGGUCACGGAAGCCCA 18 3679 CCR5-4237 + CCAAGGUCACGGAAGCCCA 19 3680 CCR5-4238 + GCCAAGGUCACGGAAGCCCA 20 3681 CCR5-4239 + AGCCAAGGUCACGGAAGCCCA 21 3682 CCR5-4240 + GAGCCAAGGUCACGGAAGCCCA 22 3683 CCR5-4241 + AGAGCCAAGGUCACGGAAGCCCA 23 3684 CCR5-4242 + UAGAGCCAAGGUCACGGAAGCCCA 24 3685 CCR5-4243 + AUUCUAGAGCCAAGGUCA 18 3686 CCR5-4244 + UAUUCUAGAGCCAAGGUCA 19 3687 CCR5-3069 + UUAUUCUAGAGCCAAGGUCA 20 3688 CCR5-4245 + UUUAUUCUAGAGCCAAGGUCA 21 3689 CCR5-4246 + UUUUAUUCUAGAGCCAAGGUCA 22 3690 CCR5-4247 + UUUUUAUUCUAGAGCCAAGGUCA 23 3691 CCR5-4248 + CUUUUUAUUCUAGAGCCAAGGUCA 24 3692 CCR5-4249 + CCUGGGUCCAGAAAAAGA 18 3693 CCR5-4250 + UCCUGGGUCCAGAAAAAGA 19 3694 CCR5-3071 + AUCCUGGGUCCAGAAAAAGA 20 3695 CCR5-4251 + GAUCCUGGGUCCAGAAAAAGA 21 3696 CCR5-4252 + AGAUCCUGGGUCCAGAAAAAGA 22 3697 CCR5-4253 + AAGAUCCUGGGUCCAGAAAAAGA 23 3698 CCR5-4254 + UAAGAUCCUGGGUCCAGAAAAAGA 24 3699 CCR5-4255 + AACAAAAUAGUGAACAGA 18 3700 CCR5-4256 + CAACAAAAUAGUGAACAGA 19 3701 CCR5-4257 + GCAACAAAAUAGUGAACAGA 20 3702 CCR5-4258 + GGCAACAAAAUAGUGAACAGA 21 3703 CCR5-4259 + GGGCAACAAAAUAGUGAACAGA 22 3704 CCR5-4260 + AGGGCAACAAAAUAGUGAACAGA 23 3705 CCR5-4261 + AAGGGCAACAAAAUAGUGAACAGA 24 3706 CCR5-4262 + AGAUAGAUUAUAUCUGGA 18 3707 CCR5-4263 + CAGAUAGAUUAUAUCUGGA 19 3708 CCR5-4264 + UCAGAUAGAUUAUAUCUGGA 20 3709 CCR5-4265 + UUCAGAUAGAUUAUAUCUGGA 21 3710 CCR5-4266 + CUUCAGAUAGAUUAUAUCUGGA 22 3711 CCR5-4267 + GCUUCAGAUAGAUUAUAUCUGGA 23 3712 CCR5-4268 + AGCUUCAGAUAGAUUAUAUCUGGA 24 3713 CCR5-4269 + CUUAGACUAGGCAGCUGA 18 3714 CCR5-4270 + CCUUAGACUAGGCAGCUGA 19 3715 CCR5-4271 + ACCUUAGACUAGGCAGCUGA 20 3716 CCR5-4272 + CACCUUAGACUAGGCAGCUGA 21 3717 CCR5-4273 + GCACCUUAGACUAGGCAGCUGA 22 3718 CCR5-4274 + UGCACCUUAGACUAGGCAGCUGA 23 3719 CCR5-4275 + CUGCACCUUAGACUAGGCAGCUGA 24 3720 CCR5-4276 + UUGAAGGGCAACAAAAUA 18 3721 CCR5-4277 + UUUGAAGGGCAACAAAAUA 19 3722 CCR5-4278 + GUUUGAAGGGCAACAAAAUA 20 3723 CCR5-4279 + GGUUUGAAGGGCAACAAAAUA 21 3724 CCR5-4280 + UGGUUUGAAGGGCAACAAAAUA 22 3725 CCR5-4281 + CUGGUUUGAAGGGCAACAAAAUA 23 3726 CCR5-4282 + ACUGGUUUGAAGGGCAACAAAAUA 24 3727 CCR5-4283 + GUAUAUAGUAUAGUCAUA 18 3728 CCR5-4284 + UGUAUAUAGUAUAGUCAUA 19 3729 CCR5-4285 + CUGUAUAUAGUAUAGUCAUA 20 3730 CCR5-4286 + ACUGUAUAUAGUAUAGUCAUA 21 3731 CCR5-4287 + GACUGUAUAUAGUAUAGUCAUA 22 3732 CCR5-4288 + UGACUGUAUAUAGUAUAGUCAUA 23 3733 CCR5-4289 + AUGACUGUAUAUAGUAUAGUCAUA 24 3734 CCR5-4290 + CAUGAAACUGAUAUAUUA 18 3735 CCR5-4291 + CCAUGAAACUGAUAUAUUA 19 3736 CCR5-4292 + GCCAUGAAACUGAUAUAUUA 20 3737 CCR5-4293 + UGCCAUGAAACUGAUAUAUUA 21 3738 CCR5-4294 + GUGCCAUGAAACUGAUAUAUUA 22 3739 CCR5-4295 + UGUGCCAUGAAACUGAUAUAUUA 23 3740 CCR5-4296 + CUGUGCCAUGAAACUGAUAUAUUA 24 3741 CCR5-4297 + AGUAUAGUCAUAAAGAAC 18 3742 CCR5-4298 + UAGUAUAGUCAUAAAGAAC 19 3743 CCR5-4299 + AUAGUAUAGUCAUAAAGAAC 20 3744 CCR5-4300 + UAUAGUAUAGUCAUAAAGAAC 21 3745 CCR5-4301 + AUAUAGUAUAGUCAUAAAGAAC 22 3746 CCR5-4302 + UAUAUAGUAUAGUCAUAAAGAAC 23 3747 CCR5-4303 + GUAUAUAGUAUAGUCAUAAAGAAC 24 3748 CCR5-4304 + CAGCUCUGCUGACAAUAC 18 3749 CCR5-4305 + UCAGCUCUGCUGACAAUAC 19 3750 CCR5-4306 + CUCAGCUCUGCUGACAAUAC 20 3751 CCR5-4307 + UCUCAGCUCUGCUGACAAUAC 21 3752 CCR5-4308 + UUCUCAGCUCUGCUGACAAUAC 22 3753 CCR5-4309 + CUUCUCAGCUCUGCUGACAAUAC 23 3754 CCR5-4310 + UCUUCUCAGCUCUGCUGACAAUAC 24 3755 CCR5-4311 + AACCUGUUUAGCUCACCC 18 3756 CCR5-4312 + AAACCUGUUUAGCUCACCC 19 3757 CCR5-4313 + GAAACCUGUUUAGCUCACCC 20 3758 CCR5-4314 + GGAAACCUGUUUAGCUCACCC 21 3759 CCR5-4315 + GGGAAACCUGUUUAGCUCACCC 22 3760 CCR5-4316 + UGGGAAACCUGUUUAGCUCACCC 23 3761 CCR5-4317 + AUGGGAAACCUGUUUAGCUCACCC 24 3762 CCR5-4318 + GAGUUGUCAUACAUACCC 18 3763 CCR5-4319 + AGAGUUGUCAUACAUACCC 19 3764 CCR5-4320 + AAGAGUUGUCAUACAUACCC 20 3765 CCR5-4321 + UAAGAGUUGUCAUACAUACCC 21 3766 CCR5-4322 + UUAAGAGUUGUCAUACAUACCC 22 3767 CCR5-4323 + AUUAAGAGUUGUCAUACAUACCC 23 3768 CCR5-4324 + AAUUAAGAGUUGUCAUACAUACCC 24 3769 CCR5-4325 + GCAGCUGAGAGAAGCCCC 18 3770 CCR5-4326 + GGCAGCUGAGAGAAGCCCC 19 3771 CCR5-4327 + AGGCAGCUGAGAGAAGCCCC 20 3772 CCR5-4328 + UAGGCAGCUGAGAGAAGCCCC 21 3773 CCR5-4329 + CUAGGCAGCUGAGAGAAGCCCC 22 3774 CCR5-4330 + ACUAGGCAGCUGAGAGAAGCCCC 23 3775 CCR5-4331 + GACUAGGCAGCUGAGAGAAGCCCC 24 3776 CCR5-4332 + GCCAAGGUCACGGAAGCC 18 3777 CCR5-4333 + AGCCAAGGUCACGGAAGCC 19 3778 CCR5-4334 + GAGCCAAGGUCACGGAAGCC 20 3779 CCR5-4335 + AGAGCCAAGGUCACGGAAGCC 21 3780 CCR5-4336 + UAGAGCCAAGGUCACGGAAGCC 22 3781 CCR5-4337 + CUAGAGCCAAGGUCACGGAAGCC 23 3782 CCR5-4338 + UCUAGAGCCAAGGUCACGGAAGCC 24 3783 CCR5-4339 + CAGAUGUCACCAACCGCC 18 3784 CCR5-4340 + UCAGAUGUCACCAACCGCC 19 3785 CCR5-4341 + UUCAGAUGUCACCAACCGCC 20 3786 CCR5-4342 + UUUCAGAUGUCACCAACCGCC 21 3787 CCR5-4343 + UUUUCAGAUGUCACCAACCGCC 22 3788 CCR5-4344 + AUUUUCAGAUGUCACCAACCGCC 23 3789 CCR5-4345 + GAUUUUCAGAUGUCACCAACCGCC 24 3790 CCR5-4346 + UUAUAUACUAACUGUGCC 18 3791 CCR5-4347 + AUUAUAUACUAACUGUGCC 19 3792 CCR5-4348 + AAUUAUAUACUAACUGUGCC 20 3793 CCR5-4349 + GAAUUAUAUACUAACUGUGCC 21 3794 CCR5-4350 + AGAAUUAUAUACUAACUGUGCC 22 3795 CCR5-4351 + AAGAAUUAUAUACUAACUGUGCC 23 3796 CCR5-4352 + AAAGAAUUAUAUACUAACUGUGCC 24 3797 CCR5-4353 + CAGAGGGCAUCUUGUGGC 18 3798 CCR5-4354 + CCAGAGGGCAUCUUGUGGC 19 3799 CCR5-4355 + CCCAGAGGGCAUCUUGUGGC 20 3800 CCR5-4356 + GCCCAGAGGGCAUCUUGUGGC 21 3801 CCR5-4357 + AGCCCAGAGGGCAUCUUGUGGC 22 3802 CCR5-4358 + AAGCCCAGAGGGCAUCUUGUGGC 23 3803 CCR5-4359 + GAAGCCCAGAGGGCAUCUUGUGGC 24 3804 CCR5-4360 + UAUUCUAGAGCCAAGGUC 18 3805 CCR5-4361 + UUAUUCUAGAGCCAAGGUC 19 3806 CCR5-4362 + UUUAUUCUAGAGCCAAGGUC 20 3807 CCR5-4363 + UUUUAUUCUAGAGCCAAGGUC 21 3808 CCR5-4364 + UUUUUAUUCUAGAGCCAAGGUC 22 3809 CCR5-4365 + CUUUUUAUUCUAGAGCCAAGGUC 23 3810 CCR5-4366 + GCUUUUUAUUCUAGAGCCAAGGUC 24 3811 CCR5-4367 + CCACUAAGAUCCUGGGUC 18 3812 CCR5-4368 + CCCACUAAGAUCCUGGGUC 19 3813 CCR5-4369 + CCCCACUAAGAUCCUGGGUC 20 3814 CCR5-4370 + UCCCCACUAAGAUCCUGGGUC 21 3815 CCR5-4371 + AUCCCCACUAAGAUCCUGGGUC 22 3816 CCR5-4372 + AAUCCCCACUAAGAUCCUGGGUC 23 3817 CCR5-4373 + AAAUCCCCACUAAGAUCCUGGGUC 24 3818 CCR5-4374 + UUAGGCUUCCCUCUUGUC 18 3819 CCR5-4375 + UUUAGGCUUCCCUCUUGUC 19 3820 CCR5-3097 + UUUUAGGCUUCCCUCUUGUC 20 3821 CCR5-4376 + UUUUUAGGCUUCCCUCUUGUC 21 3822 CCR5-4377 + AUUUUUAGGCUUCCCUCUUGUC 22 3823 CCR5-4378 + CAUUUUUAGGCUUCCCUCUUGUC 23 3824 CCR5-4379 + CCAUUUUUAGGCUUCCCUCUUGUC 24 3825 CCR5-4380 + AGCCAAAGCUUUUUAUUC 18 3826 CCR5-4381 + AAGCCAAAGCUUUUUAUUC 19 3827 CCR5-4382 + CAAGCCAAAGCUUUUUAUUC 20 3828 CCR5-4383 + ACAAGCCAAAGCUUUUUAUUC 21 3829 CCR5-4384 + CACAAGCCAAAGCUUUUUAUUC 22 3830 CCR5-4385 + UCACAAGCCAAAGCUUUUUAUUC 23 3831 CCR5-4386 + AUCACAAGCCAAAGCUUUUUAUUC 24 3832 CCR5-4387 + UCCUGGGUCCAGAAAAAG 18 3833 CCR5-4388 + AUCCUGGGUCCAGAAAAAG 19 3834 CCR5-4389 + GAUCCUGGGUCCAGAAAAAG 20 3835 CCR5-4390 + AGAUCCUGGGUCCAGAAAAAG 21 3836 CCR5-4391 + AAGAUCCUGGGUCCAGAAAAAG 22 3837 CCR5-4392 + UAAGAUCCUGGGUCCAGAAAAAG 23 3838 CCR5-4393 + CUAAGAUCCUGGGUCCAGAAAAAG 24 3839 CCR5-4394 + GCACCUUAGACUAGGCAG 18 3840 CCR5-4395 + UGCACCUUAGACUAGGCAG 19 3841 CCR5-4396 + CUGCACCUUAGACUAGGCAG 20 3842 CCR5-4397 + CCUGCACCUUAGACUAGGCAG 21 3843 CCR5-4398 + CCCUGCACCUUAGACUAGGCAG 22 3844 CCR5-4399 + UCCCUGCACCUUAGACUAGGCAG 23 3845 CCR5-4400 + CUCCCUGCACCUUAGACUAGGCAG 24 3846 CCR5-4401 + UAAGUUCAGCUGCUCUAG 18 3847 CCR5-4402 + UUAAGUUCAGCUGCUCUAG 19 3848 CCR5-4403 + UUUAAGUUCAGCUGCUCUAG 20 3849 CCR5-4404 + AUUUAAGUUCAGCUGCUCUAG 21 3850 CCR5-4405 + UAUUUAAGUUCAGCUGCUCUAG 22 3851 CCR5-4406 + CUAUUUAAGUUCAGCUGCUCUAG 23 3852 CCR5-4407 + UCUAUUUAAGUUCAGCUGCUCUAG 24 3853 CCR5-4408 + AUGAAACUGAUAUAUUAG 18 3854 CCR5-4409 + CAUGAAACUGAUAUAUUAG 19 3855 CCR5-3105 + CCAUGAAACUGAUAUAUUAG 20 3856 CCR5-4410 + GCCAUGAAACUGAUAUAUUAG 21 3857 CCR5-4411 + UGCCAUGAAACUGAUAUAUUAG 22 3858 CCR5-4412 + GUGCCAUGAAACUGAUAUAUUAG 23 3859 CCR5-4413 + UGUGCCAUGAAACUGAUAUAUUAG 24 3860 CCR5-4414 + GGCUUCCCUCUUGUCUGG 18 3861 CCR5-4415 + AGGCUUCCCUCUUGUCUGG 19 3862 CCR5-3108 + UAGGCUUCCCUCUUGUCUGG 20 3863 CCR5-4416 + UUAGGCUUCCCUCUUGUCUGG 21 3864 CCR5-4417 + UUUAGGCUUCCCUCUUGUCUGG 22 3865 CCR5-4418 + UUUUAGGCUUCCCUCUUGUCUGG 23 3866 CCR5-4419 + UUUUUAGGCUUCCCUCUUGUCUGG 24 3867 CCR5-4420 + CCAUAUACUUAUGUCAUG 18 3868 CCR5-4421 + ACCAUAUACUUAUGUCAUG 19 3869 CCR5-3111 + GACCAUAUACUUAUGUCAUG 20 3870 CCR5-4422 + UGACCAUAUACUUAUGUCAUG 21 3871 CCR5-4423 + UUGACCAUAUACUUAUGUCAUG 22 3872 CCR5-4424 + CUUGACCAUAUACUUAUGUCAUG 23 3873 CCR5-4425 + ACUUGACCAUAUACUUAUGUCAUG 24 3874 CCR5-4426 + AGGCUUCCCUCUUGUCUG 18 3875 CCR5-4427 + UAGGCUUCCCUCUUGUCUG 19 3876 CCR5-4428 + UUAGGCUUCCCUCUUGUCUG 20 3877 CCR5-4429 + UUUAGGCUUCCCUCUUGUCUG 21 3878 CCR5-4430 + UUUUAGGCUUCCCUCUUGUCUG 22 3879 CCR5-4431 + UUUUUAGGCUUCCCUCUUGUCUG 23 3880 CCR5-4432 + AUUUUUAGGCUUCCCUCUUGUCUG 24 3881 CCR5-4433 + UAAAUGCUUACUGGUUUG 18 3882 CCR5-4434 + AUAAAUGCUUACUGGUUUG 19 3883 CCR5-4435 + CAUAAAUGCUUACUGGUUUG 20 3884 CCR5-4436 + UCAUAAAUGCUUACUGGUUUG 21 3885 CCR5-4437 + CUCAUAAAUGCUUACUGGUUUG 22 3886 CCR5-4438 + CCUCAUAAAUGCUUACUGGUUUG 23 3887 CCR5-4439 + UCCUCAUAAAUGCUUACUGGUUUG 24 3888 CCR5-4440 + ACCAUAUACUUAUGUCAU 18 3889 CCR5-4441 + GACCAUAUACUUAUGUCAU 19 3890 CCR5-4442 + UGACCAUAUACUUAUGUCAU 20 3891 CCR5-4443 + UUGACCAUAUACUUAUGUCAU 21 3892 CCR5-4444 + CUUGACCAUAUACUUAUGUCAU 22 3893 CCR5-4445 + ACUUGACCAUAUACUUAUGUCAU 23 3894 CCR5-4446 + AACUUGACCAUAUACUUAUGUCAU 24 3895 CCR5-4447 + CUGGGUCCAGAAAAAGAU 18 3896 CCR5-4448 + CCUGGGUCCAGAAAAAGAU 19 3897 CCR5-3122 + UCCUGGGUCCAGAAAAAGAU 20 3898 CCR5-4449 + AUCCUGGGUCCAGAAAAAGAU 21 3899 CCR5-4450 + GAUCCUGGGUCCAGAAAAAGAU 22 3900 CCR5-4451 + AGAUCCUGGGUCCAGAAAAAGAU 23 3901 CCR5-4452 + AAGAUCCUGGGUCCAGAAAAAGAU 24 3902 CCR5-4453 + GCCAUGAAACUGAUAUAU 18 3903 CCR5-4454 + UGCCAUGAAACUGAUAUAU 19 3904 CCR5-4455 + GUGCCAUGAAACUGAUAUAU 20 3905 CCR5-4456 + UGUGCCAUGAAACUGAUAUAU 21 3906 CCR5-4457 + CUGUGCCAUGAAACUGAUAUAU 22 3907 CCR5-4458 + ACUGUGCCAUGAAACUGAUAUAU 23 3908 CCR5-4459 + AACUGUGCCAUGAAACUGAUAUAU 24 3909 CCR5-4460 + GCUUCAGAUAGAUUAUAU 18 3910 CCR5-4461 + AGCUUCAGAUAGAUUAUAU 19 3911 CCR5-4462 + UAGCUUCAGAUAGAUUAUAU 20 3912 CCR5-4463 + AUAGCUUCAGAUAGAUUAUAU 21 3913 CCR5-4464 + CAUAGCUUCAGAUAGAUUAUAU 22 3914 CCR5-4465 + UCAUAGCUUCAGAUAGAUUAUAU 23 3915 CCR5-4466 + CUCAUAGCUUCAGAUAGAUUAUAU 24 3916 CCR5-4467 + ACCUUAGACUAGGCAGCU 18 3917 CCR5-4468 + CACCUUAGACUAGGCAGCU 19 3918 CCR5-4469 + GCACCUUAGACUAGGCAGCU 20 3919 CCR5-4470 + UGCACCUUAGACUAGGCAGCU 21 3920 CCR5-4471 + CUGCACCUUAGACUAGGCAGCU 22 3921 CCR5-4472 + CCUGCACCUUAGACUAGGCAGCU 23 3922 CCR5-4473 + CCCUGCACCUUAGACUAGGCAGCU 24 3923 CCR5-4474 + AGAGGGCAUCUUGUGGCU 18 3924 CCR5-4475 + CAGAGGGCAUCUUGUGGCU 19 3925 CCR5-3129 + CCAGAGGGCAUCUUGUGGCU 20 3926 CCR5-4476 + CCCAGAGGGCAUCUUGUGGCU 21 3927 CCR5-4477 + GCCCAGAGGGCAUCUUGUGGCU 22 3928 CCR5-4478 + AGCCCAGAGGGCAUCUUGUGGCU 23 3929 CCR5-4479 + AAGCCCAGAGGGCAUCUUGUGGCU 24 3930 CCR5-4480 + GGGUCUCAUUUGCCUUCU 18 3931 CCR5-4481 + GGGGUCUCAUUUGCCUUCU 19 3932 CCR5-4482 + UGGGGUCUCAUUUGCCUUCU 20 3933 CCR5-4483 + UUGGGGUCUCAUUUGCCUUCU 21 3934 CCR5-4484 + UUUGGGGUCUCAUUUGCCUUCU 22 3935 CCR5-4485 + GUUUGGGGUCUCAUUUGCCUUCU 23 3936 CCR5-4486 + UGUUUGGGGUCUCAUUUGCCUUCU 24 3937 CCR5-4487 + AAAAUCCUCACAUUUUCU 18 3938 CCR5-4488 + UAAAAUCCUCACAUUUUCU 19 3939 CCR5-4489 + GUAAAAUCCUCACAUUUUCU 20 3940 CCR5-4490 + UGUAAAAUCCUCACAUUUUCU 21 3941 CCR5-4491 + UUGUAAAAUCCUCACAUUUUCU 22 3942 CCR5-4492 + AUUGUAAAAUCCUCACAUUUUCU 23 3943 CCR5-4493 + AAUUGUAAAAUCCUCACAUUUUCU 24 3944 CCR5-4494 + UCAUAAAUGCUUACUGGU 18 3945 CCR5-4495 + CUCAUAAAUGCUUACUGGU 19 3946 CCR5-4496 + CCUCAUAAAUGCUUACUGGU 20 3947 CCR5-4497 + UCCUCAUAAAUGCUUACUGGU 21 3948 CCR5-4498 + GUCCUCAUAAAUGCUUACUGGU 22 3949 CCR5-4499 + AGUCCUCAUAAAUGCUUACUGGU 23 3950 CCR5-4500 + GAGUCCUCAUAAAUGCUUACUGGU 24 3951 CCR5-4501 + GGCACGUAAUUUUGCUGU 18 3952 CCR5-4502 + GGGCACGUAAUUUUGCUGU 19 3953 CCR5-4503 + GGGGCACGUAAUUUUGCUGU 20 3954 CCR5-4504 + GGGGGCACGUAAUUUUGCUGU 21 3955 CCR5-4505 + UGGGGGCACGUAAUUUUGCUGU 22 3956 CCR5-4506 + UUGGGGGCACGUAAUUUUGCUGU 23 3957 CCR5-4507 + AUUGGGGGCACGUAAUUUUGCUGU 24 3958 CCR5-4508 + UUUAGGCUUCCCUCUUGU 18 3959 CCR5-4509 + UUUUAGGCUUCCCUCUUGU 19 3960 CCR5-4510 + UUUUUAGGCUUCCCUCUUGU 20 3961 CCR5-4511 + AUUUUUAGGCUUCCCUCUUGU 21 3962 CCR5-4512 + CAUUUUUAGGCUUCCCUCUUGU 22 3963 CCR5-4513 + CCAUUUUUAGGCUUCCCUCUUGU 23 3964 CCR5-4514 + ACCAUUUUUAGGCUUCCCUCUUGU 24 3965 CCR5-4515 + AAAAGCUCAUUUUUAAUU 18 3966 CCR5-4516 + GAAAAGCUCAUUUUUAAUU 19 3967 CCR5-4517 + AGAAAAGCUCAUUUUUAAUU 20 3968 CCR5-4518 + UAGAAAAGCUCAUUUUUAAUU 21 3969 CCR5-4519 + CUAGAAAAGCUCAUUUUUAAUU 22 3970 CCR5-4520 + CCUAGAAAAGCUCAUUUUUAAUU 23 3971 CCR5-4521 + CCCUAGAAAAGCUCAUUUUUAAUU 24 3972 CCR5-4522 + ACUUAGACACAACUUCUU 18 3973 CCR5-4523 + GACUUAGACACAACUUCUU 19 3974 CCR5-4524 + AGACUUAGACACAACUUCUU 20 3975 CCR5-4525 + CAGACUUAGACACAACUUCUU 21 3976 CCR5-4526 + CCAGACUUAGACACAACUUCUU 22 3977 CCR5-4527 + ACCAGACUUAGACACAACUUCUU 23 3978 CCR5-4528 + AACCAGACUUAGACACAACUUCUU 24 3979 CCR5-4529 − UAUGGUUCAAAAUUAAAA 18 3980 CCR5-4530 − UUAUGGUUCAAAAUUAAAA 19 3981 CCR5-4531 − UUUAUGGUUCAAAAUUAAAA 20 3982 CCR5-4532 − CUUUAUGGUUCAAAAUUAAAA 21 3983 CCR5-4533 − UCUUUAUGGUUCAAAAUUAAAA 22 3984 CCR5-4534 − UUCUUUAUGGUUCAAAAUUAAAA 23 3985 CCR5-4535 − AUUCUUUAUGGUUCAAAAUUAAAA 24 3986 CCR5-4536 − UCUUUUUCCUCCAGACAA 18 3987 CCR5-4537 − UUCUUUUUCCUCCAGACAA 19 3988 CCR5-4538 − UUUCUUUUUCCUCCAGACAA 20 3989 CCR5-4539 − UUUUCUUUUUCCUCCAGACAA 21 3990 CCR5-4540 − UUUUUCUUUUUCCUCCAGACAA 22 3991 CCR5-4541 − UUUUUUCUUUUUCCUCCAGACAA 23 3992 CCR5-4542 − CUUUUUUCUUUUUCCUCCAGACAA 24 3993 CCR5-4543 − UGAUCUCUAAGAAGGCAA 18 3994 CCR5-4544 − GUGAUCUCUAAGAAGGCAA 19 3995 CCR5-4545 − UGUGAUCUCUAAGAAGGCAA 20 3996 CCR5-4546 − UUGUGAUCUCUAAGAAGGCAA 21 3997 CCR5-4547 − CUUGUGAUCUCUAAGAAGGCAA 22 3998 CCR5-4548 − GCUUGUGAUCUCUAAGAAGGCAA 23 3999 CCR5-4549 − GGCUUGUGAUCUCUAAGAAGGCAA 24 4000 CCR5-4550 − ACUCACAGGGUUUAAUAA 18 4001 CCR5-4551 − GACUCACAGGGUUUAAUAA 19 4002 CCR5-4552 − AGACUCACAGGGUUUAAUAA 20 4003 CCR5-4553 − GAGACUCACAGGGUUUAAUAA 21 4004 CCR5-4554 − UGAGACUCACAGGGUUUAAUAA 22 4005 CCR5-4555 − UUGAGACUCACAGGGUUUAAUAA 23 4006 CCR5-4556 − UUUGAGACUCACAGGGUUUAAUAA 24 4007 CCR5-4557 − AGAGCUGAGAAGACAGCA 18 4008 CCR5-4558 − CAGAGCUGAGAAGACAGCA 19 4009 CCR5-4559 − GCAGAGCUGAGAAGACAGCA 20 4010 CCR5-4560 − AGCAGAGCUGAGAAGACAGCA 21 4011 CCR5-4561 − CAGCAGAGCUGAGAAGACAGCA 22 4012 CCR5-4562 − UCAGCAGAGCUGAGAAGACAGCA 23 4013 CCR5-4563 − GUCAGCAGAGCUGAGAAGACAGCA 24 4014 CCR5-4564 − CUACAAACACAAACUUCA 18 4015 CCR5-4565 − ACUACAAACACAAACUUCA 19 4016 CCR5-4566 − AACUACAAACACAAACUUCA 20 4017 CCR5-4567 − AAACUACAAACACAAACUUCA 21 4018 CCR5-4568 − GAAACUACAAACACAAACUUCA 22 4019 CCR5-4569 − AGAAACUACAAACACAAACUUCA 23 4020 CCR5-4570 − CAGAAACUACAAACACAAACUUCA 24 4021 CCR5-4571 − UUUUUCCUCCAGACAAGA 18 4022 CCR5-4572 − CUUUUUCCUCCAGACAAGA 19 4023 CCR5-3072 − UCUUUUUCCUCCAGACAAGA 20 4024 CCR5-4573 − UUCUUUUUCCUCCAGACAAGA 21 4025 CCR5-4574 − UUUCUUUUUCCUCCAGACAAGA 22 4026 CCR5-4575 − UUUUCUUUUUCCUCCAGACAAGA 23 4027 CCR5-4576 − UUUUUCUUUUUCCUCCAGACAAGA 24 4028 CCR5-4577 − UACGUGCCCCCAAUCCUA 18 4029 CCR5-4578 − UUACGUGCCCCCAAUCCUA 19 4030 CCR5-4579 − AUUACGUGCCCCCAAUCCUA 20 4031 CCR5-4580 − AAUUACGUGCCCCCAAUCCUA 21 4032 CCR5-4581 − AAAUUACGUGCCCCCAAUCCUA 22 4033 CCR5-4582 − AAAAUUACGUGCCCCCAAUCCUA 23 4034 CCR5-4583 − CAAAAUUACGUGCCCCCAAUCCUA 24 4035 CCR5-4584 − UCUGGACCCAGGAUCUUA 18 4036 CCR5-4585 − UUCUGGACCCAGGAUCUUA 19 4037 CCR5-4586 − UUUCUGGACCCAGGAUCUUA 20 4038 CCR5-4587 − UUUUCUGGACCCAGGAUCUUA 21 4039 CCR5-4588 − UUUUUCUGGACCCAGGAUCUUA 22 4040 CCR5-4589 − CUUUUUCUGGACCCAGGAUCUUA 23 4041 CCR5-4590 − UCUUUUUCUGGACCCAGGAUCUUA 24 4042 CCR5-4591 − UUUCUUUUUCCUCCAGAC 18 4043 CCR5-4592 − UUUUCUUUUUCCUCCAGAC 19 4044 CCR5-4593 − UUUUUCUUUUUCCUCCAGAC 20 4045 CCR5-4594 − UUUUUUCUUUUUCCUCCAGAC 21 4046 CCR5-4595 − CUUUUUUCUUUUUCCUCCAGAC 22 4047 CCR5-4596 − UCUUUUUUCUUUUUCCUCCAGAC 23 4048 CCR5-4597 − CUCUUUUUUCUUUUUCCUCCAGAC 24 4049 CCR5-4598 − GUCAUCUAUGACCUUCCC 18 4050 CCR5-4599 − UGUCAUCUAUGACCUUCCC 19 4051 CCR5-3087 − UUGUCAUCUAUGACCUUCCC 20 4052 CCR5-4600 − GUUGUCAUCUAUGACCUUCCC 21 4053 CCR5-4601 − UGUUGUCAUCUAUGACCUUCCC 22 4054 CCR5-4602 − CUGUUGUCAUCUAUGACCUUCCC 23 4055 CCR5-4603 − GCUGUUGUCAUCUAUGACCUUCCC 24 4056 CCR5-4604 − UGUCAUCUAUGACCUUCC 18 4057 CCR5-4605 − UUGUCAUCUAUGACCUUCC 19 4058 CCR5-4606 − GUUGUCAUCUAUGACCUUCC 20 4059 CCR5-4607 − UGUUGUCAUCUAUGACCUUCC 21 4060 CCR5-4608 − CUGUUGUCAUCUAUGACCUUCC 22 4061 CCR5-4609 − GCUGUUGUCAUCUAUGACCUUCC 23 4062 CCR5-4610 − GGCUGUUGUCAUCUAUGACCUUCC 24 4063 CCR5-4611 − UAAGAGAAAAUUCUCAGC 18 4064 CCR5-4612 − AUAAGAGAAAAUUCUCAGC 19 4065 CCR5-4613 − AAUAAGAGAAAAUUCUCAGC 20 4066 CCR5-4614 − UAAUAAGAGAAAAUUCUCAGC 21 4067 CCR5-4615 − UUAAUAAGAGAAAAUUCUCAGC 22 4068 CCR5-4616 − UUUAAUAAGAGAAAAUUCUCAGC 23 4069 CCR5-4617 − GUUUAAUAAGAGAAAAUUCUCAGC 24 4070 CCR5-4618 − CUGCCUAGUCUAAGGUGC 18 4071 CCR5-4619 − GCUGCCUAGUCUAAGGUGC 19 4072 CCR5-3091 − AGCUGCCUAGUCUAAGGUGC 20 4073 CCR5-4620 − CAGCUGCCUAGUCUAAGGUGC 21 4074 CCR5-4621 − UCAGCUGCCUAGUCUAAGGUGC 22 4075 CCR5-4622 − CUCAGCUGCCUAGUCUAAGGUGC 23 4076 CCR5-4623 − UCUCAGCUGCCUAGUCUAAGGUGC 24 4077 CCR5-4624 − GACAGCAGAGAGCUACUC 18 4078 CCR5-4625 − AGACAGCAGAGAGCUACUC 19 4079 CCR5-4626 − AAGACAGCAGAGAGCUACUC 20 4080 CCR5-4627 − GAAGACAGCAGAGAGCUACUC 21 4081 CCR5-4628 − AGAAGACAGCAGAGAGCUACUC 22 4082 CCR5-4629 − GAGAAGACAGCAGAGAGCUACUC 23 4083 CCR5-4630 − UGAGAAGACAGCAGAGAGCUACUC 24 4084 CCR5-4631 − AUUAAAAAUGAGCUUUUC 18 4085 CCR5-4632 − AAUUAAAAAUGAGCUUUUC 19 4086 CCR5-4633 − AAAUUAAAAAUGAGCUUUUC 20 4087 CCR5-4634 − AAAAUUAAAAAUGAGCUUUUC 21 4088 CCR5-4635 − CAAAAUUAAAAAUGAGCUUUUC 22 4089 CCR5-4636 − UCAAAAUUAAAAAUGAGCUUUUC 23 4090 CCR5-4637 − UUCAAAAUUAAAAAUGAGCUUUUC 24 4091 CCR5-4638 − CUUUUUCCUCCAGACAAG 18 4092 CCR5-4639 − UCUUUUUCCUCCAGACAAG 19 4093 CCR5-3101 − UUCUUUUUCCUCCAGACAAG 20 4094 CCR5-4640 − UUUCUUUUUCCUCCAGACAAG 21 4095 CCR5-4641 − UUUUCUUUUUCCUCCAGACAAG 22 4096 CCR5-4642 − UUUUUCUUUUUCCUCCAGACAAG 23 4097 CCR5-4643 − UUUUUUCUUUUUCCUCCAGACAAG 24 4098 CCR5-4644 − GCAGAGCUGAGAAGACAG 18 4099 CCR5-4645 − AGCAGAGCUGAGAAGACAG 19 4100 CCR5-4646 − CAGCAGAGCUGAGAAGACAG 20 4101 CCR5-4647 − UCAGCAGAGCUGAGAAGACAG 21 4102 CCR5-4648 − GUCAGCAGAGCUGAGAAGACAG 22 4103 CCR5-4649 − UGUCAGCAGAGCUGAGAAGACAG 23 4104 CCR5-4650 − UUGUCAGCAGAGCUGAGAAGACAG 24 4105 CCR5-4651 − AAUUCUCAGCUAGAGCAG 18 4106 CCR5-4652 − AAAUUCUCAGCUAGAGCAG 19 4107 CCR5-4653 − AAAAUUCUCAGCUAGAGCAG 20 4108 CCR5-4654 − GAAAAUUCUCAGCUAGAGCAG 21 4109 CCR5-4655 − AGAAAAUUCUCAGCUAGAGCAG 22 4110 CCR5-4656 − GAGAAAAUUCUCAGCUAGAGCAG 23 4111 CCR5-4657 − AGAGAAAAUUCUCAGCUAGAGCAG 24 4112 CCR5-4658 − AUUCAUCUGUGGUGGCAG 18 4113 CCR5-4659 − CAUUCAUCUGUGGUGGCAG 19 4114 CCR5-4660 − ACAUUCAUCUGUGGUGGCAG 20 4115 CCR5-4661 − GACAUUCAUCUGUGGUGGCAG 21 4116 CCR5-4662 − UGACAUUCAUCUGUGGUGGCAG 22 4117 CCR5-4663 − AUGACAUUCAUCUGUGGUGGCAG 23 4118 CCR5-4664 − CAUGACAUUCAUCUGUGGUGGCAG 24 4119 CCR5-4665 − AAUCUCAAGUAUUGUCAG 18 4120 CCR5-4666 − AAAUCUCAAGUAUUGUCAG 19 4121 CCR5-4667 − AAAAUCUCAAGUAUUGUCAG 20 4122 CCR5-4668 − GAAAAUCUCAAGUAUUGUCAG 21 4123 CCR5-4669 − UGAAAAUCUCAAGUAUUGUCAG 22 4124 CCR5-4670 − CUGAAAAUCUCAAGUAUUGUCAG 23 4125 CCR5-4671 − UCUGAAAAUCUCAAGUAUUGUCAG 24 4126 CCR5-4672 − CAAGUAUUGUCAGCAGAG 18 4127 CCR5-4673 − UCAAGUAUUGUCAGCAGAG 19 4128 CCR5-4674 − CUCAAGUAUUGUCAGCAGAG 20 4129 CCR5-4675 − UCUCAAGUAUUGUCAGCAGAG 21 4130 CCR5-4676 − AUCUCAAGUAUUGUCAGCAGAG 22 4131 CCR5-4677 − AAUCUCAAGUAUUGUCAGCAGAG 23 4132 CCR5-4678 − AAAUCUCAAGUAUUGUCAGCAGAG 24 4133 CCR5-4679 − CUGGACCCAGGAUCUUAG 18 4134 CCR5-4680 − UCUGGACCCAGGAUCUUAG 19 4135 CCR5-3106 − UUCUGGACCCAGGAUCUUAG 20 4136 CCR5-4681 − UUUCUGGACCCAGGAUCUUAG 21 4137 CCR5-4682 − UUUUCUGGACCCAGGAUCUUAG 22 4138 CCR5-4683 − UUUUUCUGGACCCAGGAUCUUAG 23 4139 CCR5-4684 − CUUUUUCUGGACCCAGGAUCUUAG 24 4140 CCR5-4685 − UUAACUAUGGGCUCACGG 18 4141 CCR5-4686 − UUUAACUAUGGGCUCACGG 19 4142 CCR5-4687 − UUUUAACUAUGGGCUCACGG 20 4143 CCR5-4688 − GUUUUAACUAUGGGCUCACGG 21 4144 CCR5-4689 − AGUUUUAACUAUGGGCUCACGG 22 4145 CCR5-4690 − GAGUUUUAACUAUGGGCUCACGG 23 4146 CCR5-4691 − AGAGUUUUAACUAUGGGCUCACGG 24 4147 CCR5-4692 − GCUGCCUAGUCUAAGGUG 18 4148 CCR5-4693 − AGCUGCCUAGUCUAAGGUG 19 4149 CCR5-4694 − CAGCUGCCUAGUCUAAGGUG 20 4150 CCR5-4695 − UCAGCUGCCUAGUCUAAGGUG 21 4151 CCR5-4696 − CUCAGCUGCCUAGUCUAAGGUG 22 4152 CCR5-4697 − UCUCAGCUGCCUAGUCUAAGGUG 23 4153 CCR5-4698 − CUCUCAGCUGCCUAGUCUAAGGUG 24 4154 CCR5-4699 − ACAAACUUCACAGAAAAU 18 4155 CCR5-4700 − CACAAACUUCACAGAAAAU 19 4156 CCR5-4701 − ACACAAACUUCACAGAAAAU 20 4157 CCR5-4702 − AACACAAACUUCACAGAAAAU 21 4158 CCR5-4703 − AAACACAAACUUCACAGAAAAU 22 4159 CCR5-4704 − CAAACACAAACUUCACAGAAAAU 23 4160 CCR5-4705 − ACAAACACAAACUUCACAGAAAAU 24 4161 CCR5-4706 − AGACUCACAGGGUUUAAU 18 4162 CCR5-4707 − GAGACUCACAGGGUUUAAU 19 4163 CCR5-4708 − UGAGACUCACAGGGUUUAAU 20 4164 CCR5-4709 − UUGAGACUCACAGGGUUUAAU 21 4165 CCR5-4710 − UUUGAGACUCACAGGGUUUAAU 22 4166 CCR5-4711 − GUUUGAGACUCACAGGGUUUAAU 23 4167 CCR5-4712 − AGUUUGAGACUCACAGGGUUUAAU 24 4168 CCR5-4713 − CUUGGCGGUUGGUGACAU 18 4169 CCR5-4714 − UCUUGGCGGUUGGUGACAU 19 4170 CCR5-4715 − CUCUUGGCGGUUGGUGACAU 20 4171 CCR5-4716 − UCUCUUGGCGGUUGGUGACAU 21 4172 CCR5-4717 − CUCUCUUGGCGGUUGGUGACAU 22 4173 CCR5-4718 − GCUCUCUUGGCGGUUGGUGACAU 23 4174 CCR5-4719 − AGCUCUCUUGGCGGUUGGUGACAU 24 4175 CCR5-4720 − UAAUCUAUCUGAAGCUAU 18 4176 CCR5-4721 − AUAAUCUAUCUGAAGCUAU 19 4177 CCR5-4722 − UAUAAUCUAUCUGAAGCUAU 20 4178 CCR5-4723 − AUAUAAUCUAUCUGAAGCUAU 21 4179 CCR5-4724 − GAUAUAAUCUAUCUGAAGCUAU 22 4180 CCR5-4725 − AGAUAUAAUCUAUCUGAAGCUAU 23 4181 CCR5-4726 − CAGAUAUAAUCUAUCUGAAGCUAU 24 4182 CCR5-4727 − ACUCCAGAUAUAAUCUAU 18 4183 CCR5-4728 − CACUCCAGAUAUAAUCUAU 19 4184 CCR5-4729 − UCACUCCAGAUAUAAUCUAU 20 4185 CCR5-4730 − UUCACUCCAGAUAUAAUCUAU 21 4186 CCR5-4731 − CUUCACUCCAGAUAUAAUCUAU 22 4187 CCR5-4732 − UCUUCACUCCAGAUAUAAUCUAU 23 4188 CCR5-4733 − UUCUUCACUCCAGAUAUAAUCUAU 24 4189 CCR5-4734 − AAACCAGUAAGCAUUUAU 18 4190 CCR5-4735 − CAAACCAGUAAGCAUUUAU 19 4191 CCR5-4736 − UCAAACCAGUAAGCAUUUAU 20 4192 CCR5-4737 − UUCAAACCAGUAAGCAUUUAU 21 4193 CCR5-4738 − CUUCAAACCAGUAAGCAUUUAU 22 4194 CCR5-4739 − CCUUCAAACCAGUAAGCAUUUAU 23 4195 CCR5-4740 − CCCUUCAAACCAGUAAGCAUUUAU 24 4196 CCR5-4741 − CUCUUAAUUGUGGCAACU 18 4197 CCR5-4742 − ACUCUUAAUUGUGGCAACU 19 4198 CCR5-4743 − AACUCUUAAUUGUGGCAACU 20 4199 CCR5-4744 − CAACUCUUAAUUGUGGCAACU 21 4200 CCR5-4745 − ACAACUCUUAAUUGUGGCAACU 22 4201 CCR5-4746 − GACAACUCUUAAUUGUGGCAACU 23 4202 CCR5-4747 − UGACAACUCUUAAUUGUGGCAACU 24 4203 CCR5-4748 − GUCUAAAGAGUUUUAACU 18 4204 CCR5-4749 − UGUCUAAAGAGUUUUAACU 19 4205 CCR5-4750 − UUGUCUAAAGAGUUUUAACU 20 4206 CCR5-4751 − GUUGUCUAAAGAGUUUUAACU 21 4207 CCR5-4752 − UGUUGUCUAAAGAGUUUUAACU 22 4208 CCR5-4753 − CUGUUGUCUAAAGAGUUUUAACU 23 4209 CCR5-4754 − CCUGUUGUCUAAAGAGUUUUAACU 24 4210 CCR5-4755 − CGAGCCACAAGAUGCCCU 18 4211 CCR5-4756 − CCGAGCCACAAGAUGCCCU 19 4212 CCR5-4757 − CCCGAGCCACAAGAUGCCCU 20 4213 CCR5-4758 − UCCCGAGCCACAAGAUGCCCU 21 4214 CCR5-4759 − CUCCCGAGCCACAAGAUGCCCU 22 4215 CCR5-4760 − ACUCCCGAGCCACAAGAUGCCCU 23 4216 CCR5-4761 − UACUCCCGAGCCACAAGAUGCCCU 24 4217 CCR5-4762 − UAUAAUCUAUCUGAAGCU 18 4218 CCR5-4763 − AUAUAAUCUAUCUGAAGCU 19 4219 CCR5-4764 − GAUAUAAUCUAUCUGAAGCU 20 4220 CCR5-4765 − AGAUAUAAUCUAUCUGAAGCU 21 4221 CCR5-4766 − CAGAUAUAAUCUAUCUGAAGCU 22 4222 CCR5-4767 − CCAGAUAUAAUCUAUCUGAAGCU 23 4223 CCR5-4768 − UCCAGAUAUAAUCUAUCUGAAGCU 24 4224 CCR5-4769 − AGUAUUGUCAGCAGAGCU 18 4225 CCR5-4770 − AAGUAUUGUCAGCAGAGCU 19 4226 CCR5-4771 − CAAGUAUUGUCAGCAGAGCU 20 4227 CCR5-4772 − UCAAGUAUUGUCAGCAGAGCU 21 4228 CCR5-4773 − CUCAAGUAUUGUCAGCAGAGCU 22 4229 CCR5-4774 − UCUCAAGUAUUGUCAGCAGAGCU 23 4230 CCR5-4775 − AUCUCAAGUAUUGUCAGCAGAGCU 24 4231 CCR5-4776 − CUUUGGCUUGUGAUCUCU 18 4232 CCR5-4777 − GCUUUGGCUUGUGAUCUCU 19 4233 CCR5-4778 − AGCUUUGGCUUGUGAUCUCU 20 4234 CCR5-4779 − AAGCUUUGGCUUGUGAUCUCU 21 4235 CCR5-4780 − AAAGCUUUGGCUUGUGAUCUCU 22 4236 CCR5-4781 − AAAAGCUUUGGCUUGUGAUCUCU 23 4237 CCR5-4782 − AAAAAGCUUUGGCUUGUGAUCUCU 24 4238 CCR5-4783 − UUAAAAAUGAGCUUUUCU 18 4239 CCR5-4784 − AUUAAAAAUGAGCUUUUCU 19 4240 CCR5-3134 − AAUUAAAAAUGAGCUUUUCU 20 4241 CCR5-4785 − AAAUUAAAAAUGAGCUUUUCU 21 4242 CCR5-4786 − AAAAUUAAAAAUGAGCUUUUCU 22 4243 CCR5-4787 − CAAAAUUAAAAAUGAGCUUUUCU 23 4244 CCR5-4788 − UCAAAAUUAAAAAUGAGCUUUUCU 24 4245 CCR5-4789 − GUCUAAGGUGCAGGGAGU 18 4246 CCR5-4790 − AGUCUAAGGUGCAGGGAGU 19 4247 CCR5-4791 − UAGUCUAAGGUGCAGGGAGU 20 4248 CCR5-4792 − CUAGUCUAAGGUGCAGGGAGU 21 4249 CCR5-4793 − CCUAGUCUAAGGUGCAGGGAGU 22 4250 CCR5-4794 − GCCUAGUCUAAGGUGCAGGGAGU 23 4251 CCR5-4795 − UGCCUAGUCUAAGGUGCAGGGAGU 24 4252 CCR5-4796 − UCAAACCAGUAAGCAUUU 18 4253 CCR5-4797 − UUCAAACCAGUAAGCAUUU 19 4254 CCR5-4798 − CUUCAAACCAGUAAGCAUUU 20 4255 CCR5-4799 − CCUUCAAACCAGUAAGCAUUU 21 4256 CCR5-4800 − CCCUUCAAACCAGUAAGCAUUU 22 4257 CCR5-4801 − GCCCUUCAAACCAGUAAGCAUUU 23 4258 CCR5-4802 − UGCCCUUCAAACCAGUAAGCAUUU 24 4259 CCR5-4803 − CAGGUUUCCCAUCUUUUU 18 4260 CCR5-4804 − ACAGGUUUCCCAUCUUUUU 19 4261 CCR5-4805 − AACAGGUUUCCCAUCUUUUU 20 4262 CCR5-4806 − AAACAGGUUUCCCAUCUUUUU 21 4263 CCR5-4807 − UAAACAGGUUUCCCAUCUUUUU 22 4264 CCR5-4808 − CUAAACAGGUUUCCCAUCUUUUU 23 4265 CCR5-4809 − GCUAAACAGGUUUCCCAUCUUUUU 24 4266

Table 7A provides exemplary targeting domains for knocking down the CCR5 gene selected according to the first tier parameters. The targeting domains bind within 500 bp (e.g., upstream or downstream) of a transcription start site (TSS) and have a high level of orthogonality. It is contemplated herein that in an embodiment the targeting domain hybridizes to the target domain through complementary base pairing. Any of the targeting domains in the table can be used with a N. meningitidis eiCas9 molecule or eiCas9 fusion protein (e.g., an eiCas9 fused to a transcription repressor domain) to alter the CCR5 gene (e.g., reduce or eliminate CCR5 gene expression, CCR5 protein function, or the level of CCR5 protein). One or more gRNAs may be used to target an eiCas9 to the promoter region of the CCR5 gene.

TABLE 7A 1st Tier Target gRNA DNA Site SEQ ID Name Strand Targeting Domain Length NO CCR5-4810 − AUCCUUACCUCUCAAAA 17 4267 CCR5-4811 + CUAAAAGGUUAAGAAAA 17 4268 CCR5-4812 − AGCUGCUUGGCCUGUUA 17 4269 CCR5-4813 + AUUACUAUCCAAGAAGC 17 4270 CCR5-4814 − GUGAUCUUGUACAAAUC 17 4271 CCR5-4815 − CCGGUAAGUAACCUCUC 17 4272 CCR5-4816 + AUUUACGGGCUUUUCUC 17 4273 CCR5-4817 − AGACCAGAGAUCUAUUC 17 4274 CCR5-4818 + GUUCUCCUUAGCAGAAG 17 4275 CCR5-4819 + AUCUUUCUUUUGAGAGG 17 4276 CCR5-4820 − UUUUAUACUGUCUAUAU 17 4277 CCR5-4821 − UUCGCCUUCAAUACACU 17 4278 CCR5-4822 + UGACCCUUUCCUUAUCU 17 4279 CCR5-4823 − CUACUUUUAUACUGUCU 17 4280 CCR5-4824 − UAAAAAGAAGAACUGUU 17 4281 CCR5-4825 + GGUCUGAAGGUUUAUUU 17 4282 CCR5-4826 − ACAAUCCUUACCUCUCAAAA 20 4283 CCR5-4827 + AGGCUAAAAGGUUAAGAAAA 20 4284 CCR5-4828 − UACAUUUAAAGUUGGUUUAA 20 4285 CCR5-4829 − CUCAGCUGCUUGGCCUGUUA 20 4286 CCR5-4830 + GAAAUUACUAUCCAAGAAGC 20 4287 CCR5-4831 − CCUGUGAUCUUGUACAAAUC 20 4288 CCR5-4832 − UCCCCGGUAAGUAACCUCUC 20 4289 CCR5-4833 + UUUAUUUACGGGCUUUUCUC 20 4290 CCR5-4834 − UUCAGACCAGAGAUCUAUUC 20 4291 CCR5-4835 + UUAGUUCUCCUUAGCAGAAG 20 4292 CCR5-3491 + GAACAGUUCUUCUUUUUAAG 20 4293 CCR5-4836 + CAAAUCUUUCUUUUGAGAGG 20 4294 CCR5-4837 − UACUUUUAUACUGUCUAUAU 20 4295 CCR5-4838 − CUUUUCGCCUUCAAUACACU 20 4296 CCR5-4839 + CUGUGACCCUUUCCUUAUCU 20 4297 CCR5-4840 − UUCCUACUUUUAUACUGUCU 20 4298 CCR5-4841 + CCUUAGCAGAAGAUAAGAUU 20 4299 CCR5-4842 − ACUUAAAAAGAAGAACUGUU 20 4300 CCR5-3668 + UCUGGUCUGAAGGUUUAUUU 20 4301

Table 7B provides exemplary targeting domains for knocking down the CCR5 gene selected according to the second tier parameters. The targeting domains bind within 500 bp (e.g., upstream or downstream) of a transcription start site (TSS). It is contemplated herein that in an embodiment the targeting domain hybridizes to the target domain through complementary base pairing. Any of the targeting domains in the table can be used with a N. meningitidis eiCas9 molecule or eiCas9 fusion protein (e.g., an eiCas9 fused to a transcription repressor domain) to alter the CCR5 gene (e.g., reduce or eliminate CCR5 gene expression, CCR5 protein function, or the level of CCR5 protein). One or more gRNAs may be used to target an eiCas9 to the promoter region of the CCR5 gene.

TABLE 7B 2nd Tier Target gRNA DNA Site SEQ ID Name Strand Targeting Domain Length NO CCR5-4843 − AACAUCAAAGAUACAAA 17 4302 CCR5-4844 − AUUUAAAGUUGGUUUAA 17 4303 CCR5-4845 + UGAUUUGUACAAGAUCA 17 4304 CCR5-4846 + CAGUUCUUCUUUUUAAG 17 4305 CCR5-4847 − AUUUCUUUUACUAAAAU 17 4306 CCR5-4848 − UAUUCUUUAUAUUUUCU 17 4307 CCR5-4849 + UAGCAGAAGAUAAGAUU 17 4308 CCR5-4850 − UAUAACAUCAAAGAUACAAA 20 4309 CCR5-3386 + AAAUGAUUUGUACAAGAUCA 20 4310 CCR5-3978 − GUAAUUUCUUUUACUAAAAU 20 4311 CCR5-4851 − CUUUAUUCUUUAUAUUUUCU 20 4312

Table 7C provides exemplary targeting domains for knocking down the CCR5 gene selected according to the third tier parameters. Within the additional 500 bp (e.g., upstream or downstream) of a transcription start site (TSS), e.g., extending to 1 kb upstream and downstream of a TSS. It is contemplated herein that in an embodiment the targeting domain hybridizes to the target domain through complementary base pairing. Any of the targeting domains in the table can be used with a N. meningitidis eiCas9 molecule or eiCas9 fusion protein (e.g., an eiCas9 fused to a transcription repressor domain) to alter the CCR5 gene (e.g., reduce or eliminate CCR5 gene expression, CCR5 protein function, or the level of CCR5 protein). One or more gRNAs may be used to target an eiCas9 to the promoter region of the CCR5 gene.

TABLE 7C 3rd Tier Target gRNA DNA Site SEQ ID Name Strand Targeting Domain Length NO CCR5-4852 − AUGGUUCAAAAUUAAAA 17 4313 CCR5-4853 + AUGUCACCAACCGCCAA 17 4314 CCR5-4854 + AAUUUCUCAUAGCUUCA 17 4315 CCR5-4855 − ACCUUGGCUCUAGAAUA 17 4316 CCR5-4856 + AGCUCUGCUGACAAUAC 17 4317 CCR5-4857 − GCUCUAGAAUAAAAAGC 17 4318 CCR5-4858 + UCUUAGAGAUCACAAGC 17 4319 CCR5-3022 − UGGACCCAGGAUCUUAG 17 4320 CCR5-4859 − AAACUUCACAGAAAAUG 17 4321 CCR5-4860 − UGCCAGAUACAUAGGUG 17 4322 CCR5-4861 + AUAGUGUGAGUCCUCAU 17 4323 CCR5-4862 − GAGCCACAAGAUGCCCU 17 4324 CCR5-4863 + UCAUGUGGAAAAUUUCU 17 4325 CCR5-3052 − UAAAAAUGAGCUUUUCU 17 4326 CCR5-4864 + AUUAAUUUUGACCAUUU 17 4327 CCR5-4531 − UUUAUGGUUCAAAAUUAAAA 20 4328 CCR5-4231 + CAGAUGUCACCAACCGCCAA 20 4329 CCR5-4865 + GAAAAUUUCUCAUAGCUUCA 20 4330 CCR5-4866 − GUGACCUUGGCUCUAGAAUA 20 4331 CCR5-4306 + CUCAGCUCUGCUGACAAUAC 20 4332 CCR5-4867 − UUGGCUCUAGAAUAAAAAGC 20 4333 CCR5-4868 + CCUUCUUAGAGAUCACAAGC 20 4334 CCR5-3106 − UUCUGGACCCAGGAUCUUAG 20 4335 CCR5-4869 − CACAAACUUCACAGAAAAUG 20 4336 CCR5-4870 − CUAUGCCAGAUACAUAGGUG 20 4337 CCR5-4871 + GGCAUAGUGUGAGUCCUCAU 20 4338 CCR5-4757 − CCCGAGCCACAAGAUGCCCU 20 4339 CCR5-4872 + AUGUCAUGUGGAAAAUUUCU 20 4340 CCR5-3134 − AAUUAAAAAUGAGCUUUUCU 20 4341 CCR5-4873 + AAUAUUAAUUUUGACCAUUU 20 4342

III. Cas9 Molecules

Cas9 molecules of a variety of species can be used in the methods and compositions described herein. While the S. pyogenes, S. aureus, and S. thermophilus Cas9 molecules are the subject of much of the disclosure herein, Cas9 molecules of, derived from, or based on the Cas9 proteins of other species listed herein can be used as well. In other words, while the much of the description herein uses S. pyogenes and S. thermophilus Cas9 molecules, Cas9 molecules from the other species can replace them, e.g., Staphylococcus aureus and Neisseria meningitides Cas9 molecules. Additional Cas9 species include: Acidovorax avenae, Actinobacillus pleuropneumonias, Actinobacillus succinogenes, Actinobacillus suis, Actinomyces sp., cycliphilus denitrificans, Aminomonas paucivorans, Bacillus cereus, Bacillus smithii, Bacillus thuringiensis, Bacteroides sp., Blastopirellula marina, Bradyrhizobium sp., Brevibacillus laterosporus, Campylobacter coli, Campylobacter jejuni, Campylobacter lari, Candidatus Puniceispirillum, Clostridium cellulolyticum, Clostridium perfringens, Corynebacterium accolens, Corynebacterium diphtheria, Corynebacterium matruchotii, Dinoroseobacter shibae, Eubacterium dolichum, gamma proteobacterium, Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus, Haemophilus parainfluenzae, Haemophilus sputorum, Helicobacter canadensis, Helicobacter cinaedi, Helicobacter mustelae, Ilyobacter polytropus, Kingella kingae, Lactobacillus crispatus, Listeria ivanovii, Listeria monocytogenes, Listeriaceae bacterium, Methylocystis sp., Methylosinus trichosporium, Mobiluncus mulieris, Neisseria bacilliformis, Neisseria cinerea, Neisseria flavescens, Neisseria lactamica, Neisseria sp., Neisseria wadsworthii, Nitrosomonas sp., Parvibaculum lavamentivorans, Pasteurella multocida, Phascolarctobacterium succinatutens, Ralstonia syzygii, Rhodopseudomonas palustris, Rhodovulum sp., Simonsiella muelleri, Sphingomonas sp., Sporolactobacillus vineae, Staphylococcus lugdunensis, Streptococcus sp., Subdoligranulum sp., Tistrella mobilis, Treponema sp., or Verminephrobacter eiseniae.

A Cas9 molecule, or Cas9 polypeptide, as that term is used herein, refers to a molecule or polypeptide that can interact with a guide RNA (gRNA) molecule and, in concert with the gRNA molecule, home or localizes to a site which comprises a target domain and PAM sequence. Cas9 molecule and Cas9 polypeptide, as those terms are used herein, refer to naturally occurring Cas9 molecules and to engineered, altered, or modified Cas9 molecules or Cas9 polypeptides that differ, e.g., by at least one amino acid residue, from a reference sequence, e.g., the most similar naturally occurring Cas9 molecule or a sequence of Table 8.

Cas9 Domains

Crystal structures have been determined for two different naturally occurring bacterial Cas9 molecules (Jinek et al., Science, 343(6176):1247997, 2014) and for S. pyogenes Cas9 with a guide RNA (e.g., a synthetic fusion of crRNA and tracrRNA) (Nishimasu et al., Cell, 156:935-949, 2014; and Anders et al., Nature, 2014, doi: 10.1038/nature13579).

A naturally occurring Cas9 molecule comprises two lobes: a recognition (REC) lobe and a nuclease (NUC) lobe; each of which further comprises domains described herein. FIGS. 9A-9B provide a schematic of the organization of important Cas9 domains in the primary structure. The domain nomenclature and the numbering of the amino acid residues encompassed by each domain used throughout this disclosure is as described in Nishimasu et al. The numbering of the amino acid residues is with reference to Cas9 from S. pyogenes.

The REC lobe comprises the arginine-rich bridge helix (BH), the REC1 domain, and the REC2 domain. The REC lobe does not share structural similarity with other known proteins, indicating that it is a Cas9-specific functional domain. The BH domain is a long a helix and arginine rich region and comprises amino acids 60-93 of the sequence of S. pyogenes Cas9. The REC1 domain is important for recognition of the repeat:anti-repeat duplex, e.g., of a gRNA or a tracrRNA, and is therefore critical for Cas9 activity by recognizing the target sequence. The REC1 domain comprises two REC1 motifs at amino acids 94 to 179 and 308 to 717 of the sequence of S. pyogenes Cas9. These two REC1 domains, though separated by the REC2 domain in the linear primary structure, assemble in the tertiary structure to form the REC1 domain. The REC2 domain, or parts thereof, may also play a role in the recognition of the repeat:anti-repeat duplex. The REC2 domain comprises amino acids 180-307 of the sequence of S. pyogenes Cas9.

The NUC lobe comprises the RuvC domain (also referred to herein as RuvC-like domain), the HNH domain (also referred to herein as HNH-like domain), and the PAM-interacting (PI) domain. The RuvC domain shares structural similarity to retroviral integrase superfamily members and cleaves a single strand, e.g., the non-complementary strand of the target nucleic acid molecule. The RuvC domain is assembled from the three split RuvC motifs (RuvCI, RuvCII, and RuvCIII, which are often commonly referred to in the art as RuvCI domain, or N-terminal RuvC domain, RuvCII domain, and RuvCIII domain) at amino acids 1-59, 718-769, and 909-1098, respectively, of the sequence of S. pyogenes Cas9. Similar to the REC1 domain, the three RuvC motifs are linearly separated by other domains in the primary structure, however in the tertiary structure, the three RuvC motifs assemble and form the RuvC domain. The HNH domain shares structural similarity with HNH endonucleases, and cleaves a single strand, e.g., the complementary strand of the target nucleic acid molecule. The HNH domain lies between the RuvC II-III motifs and comprises amino acids 775-908 of the sequence of S. pyogenes Cas9. The PI domain interacts with the PAM of the target nucleic acid molecule, and comprises amino acids 1099-1368 of the sequence of S. pyogenes Cas9.

A RuvC-Like Domain and an HNH-Like Domain

In an embodiment, a Cas9 molecule or Cas9 polypeptide comprises an HNH-like domain and a RuvC-like domain. In an embodiment, cleavage activity is dependent on a RuvC-like domain and an HNH-like domain. A Cas9 molecule or Cas9 polypeptide, e.g., an eaCas9 molecule or eaCas9 polypeptide, can comprise one or more of the following domains: a RuvC-like domain and an HNH-like domain. In an embodiment, a Cas9 molecule or Cas9 polypeptide is an eaCas9 molecule or eaCas9 polypeptide and the eaCas9 molecule or eaCas9 polypeptide comprises a RuvC-like domain, e.g., a RuvC-like domain described below, and/or an HNH-like domain, e.g., an HNH-like domain described below.

RuvC-Like Domains

In an embodiment, a RuvC-like domain cleaves, a single strand, e.g., the non-complementary strand of the target nucleic acid molecule. The Cas9 molecule or Cas9 polypeptide can include more than one RuvC-like domain (e.g., one, two, three or more RuvC-like domains). In an embodiment, a RuvC-like domain is at least 5, 6, 7, 8 amino acids in length but not more than 20, 19, 18, 17, 16 or 15 amino acids in length. In an embodiment, the Cas9 molecule or Cas9 polypeptide comprises an N-terminal RuvC-like domain of about 10 to 20 amino acids, e.g., about 15 amino acids in length.

N-Terminal RuvC-Like Domains

Some naturally occurring Cas9 molecules comprise more than one RuvC-like domain with cleavage being dependent on the N-terminal RuvC-like domain. Accordingly, Cas9 molecules or Cas9 polypeptide can comprise an N-terminal RuvC-like domain. Exemplary N-terminal RuvC-like domains are described below.

In an embodiment, an eaCas9 molecule or eaCas9 polypeptide comprises an N-terminal RuvC-like domain comprising an amino acid sequence of formula I:

(SEQ ID NO: 8) D-X1-G-X2-X3-X4-X5-G-X6-X7-X8-X9,

wherein,

X1 is selected from I, V, M, L and T (e.g., selected from I, V, and L);

X2 is selected from T, I, V, S, N, Y, E and L (e.g., selected from T, V, and I);

X3 is selected from N, S, G, A, D, T, R, M and F (e.g., A or N);

X4 is selected from S, Y, N and F (e.g., S);

X5 is selected from V, I, L, C, T and F (e.g., selected from V, I and L);

X6 is selected from W, F, V, Y, S and L (e.g., W);

X7 is selected from A, S, C, V and G (e.g., selected from A and S);

X8 is selected from V, I, L, A, M and H (e.g., selected from V, I, M and L); and

X9 is selected from any amino acid or is absent (e.g., selected from T, V, I, L, Δ, F, S, A, Y, M and R, or, e.g., selected from T, V, I, L and Δ).

In an embodiment, the N-terminal RuvC-like domain differs from a sequence of SEQ ID NO:8, by as many as 1 but no more than 2, 3, 4, or 5 residues.

In embodiment, the N-terminal RuvC-like domain is cleavage competent.

In embodiment, the N-terminal RuvC-like domain is cleavage incompetent.

In an embodiment, a eaCas9 molecule or eaCas9 polypeptide comprises an N-terminal RuvC-like domain comprising an amino acid sequence of formula II:

(SEQ ID NO: 9) D-X1-G-X2-X3-S-X5-G-X6-X7-X8-X9,,

wherein

X1 is selected from I, V, M, L and T (e.g., selected from I, V, and L);

X2 is selected from T, I, V, S, N, Y, E and L (e.g., selected from T, V, and I);

X3 is selected from N, S, G, A, D, T, R, M and F (e.g., A or N);

X5 is selected from V, I, L, C, T and F (e.g., selected from V, I and L);

X6 is selected from W, F, V, Y, S and L (e.g., W);

X7 is selected from A, S, C, V and G (e.g., selected from A and S);

X8 is selected from V, I, L, A, M and H (e.g., selected from V, I, M and L); and

X9 is selected from any amino acid or is absent (e.g., selected from T, V, I, L, Δ, F, S, A, Y, M and R or selected from e.g., T, V, I, L and Δ).

In an embodiment, the N-terminal RuvC-like domain differs from a sequence of SEQ ID NO:9 by as many as 1 but no more than 2, 3, 4, or 5 residues.

In an embodiment, the N-terminal RuvC-like domain comprises an amino acid sequence of formula III:

(SEQ ID NO: 10) D-I-G-X2-X3-S-V-G-W-A-X8-X9,

wherein

X2 is selected from T, I, V, S, N, Y, E and L (e.g., selected from T, V, and I);

X3 is selected from N, S, G, A, D, T, R, M and F (e.g., A or N);

X8 is selected from V, I, L, A, M and H (e.g., selected from V, I, M and L); and

X9 is selected from any amino acid or is absent (e.g., selected from T, V, I, L, Δ, F, S, A, Y, M and R or selected from e.g., T, V, I, L and Δ).

In an embodiment, the N-terminal RuvC-like domain differs from a sequence of SEQ ID NO:10 by as many as 1 but no more than, 2, 3, 4, or 5 residues.

In an embodiment, the N-terminal RuvC-like domain comprises an amino acid sequence of formula III:

(SEQ ID NO: 11) D-I-G-T-N-S-V-G-W-A-V-X,

wherein

X is a non-polar alkyl amino acid or a hydroxyl amino acid, e.g., X is selected from V, I, L and T (e.g., the eaCas9 molecule can comprise an N-terminal RuvC-like domain shown in FIGS. 2A-2G (is depicted as Y)).

In an embodiment, the N-terminal RuvC-like domain differs from a sequence of SEQ ID NO:11 by as many as 1 but no more than, 2, 3, 4, or 5 residues.

In an embodiment, the N-terminal RuvC-like domain differs from a sequence of an N-terminal RuvC like domain disclosed herein, e.g., in FIGS. 3A-3B or FIGS. 7A-7B, as many as 1 but no more than 2, 3, 4, or 5 residues. In an embodiment, 1, 2, 3 or all of the highly conserved residues identified in FIGS. 3A-3B or FIGS. 7A-7B are present.

In an embodiment, the N-terminal RuvC-like domain differs from a sequence of an N-terminal RuvC-like domain disclosed herein, e.g., in FIGS. 4A-4B or FIGS. 7A-7B, as many as 1 but no more than 2, 3, 4, or 5 residues. In an embodiment, 1, 2, or all of the highly conserved residues identified in FIGS. 4A-4B or FIGS. 7A-7B are present.

Additional RuvC-Like Domains

In addition to the N-terminal RuvC-like domain, the Cas9 molecule or Cas9 polypeptide, e.g., an eaCas9 molecule or eaCas9 polypeptide, can comprise one or more additional RuvC-like domains. In an embodiment, the Cas9 molecule or Cas9 polypeptide can comprise two additional RuvC-like domains. Preferably, the additional RuvC-like domain is at least 5 amino acids in length and, e.g., less than 15 amino acids in length, e.g., 5 to 10 amino acids in length, e.g., 8 amino acids in length.

An additional RuvC-like domain can comprise an amino acid sequence:

I-X1-X2-E-X3-A-R-E (SEQ ID NO:12), wherein

X1 is V or H,

X2 is I, L or V (e.g., I or V); and

X3 is M or T.

In an embodiment, the additional RuvC-like domain comprises the amino acid sequence:

I—V-X2-E-M-A-R-E (SEQ ID NO:13), wherein

X2 is I, L or V (e.g., I or V) (e.g., the eaCas9 molecule or eaCas9 polypeptide can comprise an additional RuvC-like domain shown in FIG. 2A-2G or FIGS. 7A-7B (depicted as B)).

An additional RuvC-like domain can comprise an amino acid sequence:

H-H-A-X1-D-A-X2-X3 (SEQ ID NO: 14), wherein

X1 is H or L;

X2 is R or V; and

X3 is E or V.

In an embodiment, the additional RuvC-like domain comprises the amino acid sequence:

(SEQ ID NO: 15) H-H-A-H-D-A-Y-L.

In an embodiment, the additional RuvC-like domain differs from a sequence of SEQ ID NO: 12, 13, 14 or 15 by as many as 1 but no more than 2, 3, 4, or 5 residues.

In some embodiments, the sequence flanking the N-terminal RuvC-like domain is a sequence of formula V:

(SEQ ID NO: 16) K-X1′-Y-X2′-X3′-X4′-Z-T-D-X9′-Y,. wherein

X1′ is selected from K and P,

X2′ is selected from V, L, I, and F (e.g., V, I and L);

X3′ is selected from G, A and S (e.g., G),

X4′ is selected from L, I, V and F (e.g., L);

X9′ is selected from D, E, N and Q; and

Z is an N-terminal RuvC-like domain, e.g., as described above.

HNH-Like Domains

In an embodiment, an HNH-like domain cleaves a single stranded complementary domain, e.g., a complementary strand of a double stranded nucleic acid molecule. In an embodiment, an HNH-like domain is at least 15, 20, 25 amino acids in length but not more than 40, 35 or 30 amino acids in length, e.g., 20 to 35 amino acids in length, e.g., 25 to 30 amino acids in length. Exemplary HNH-like domains are described below.

In an embodiment, an eaCas9 molecule or eaCas9 polypeptide comprises an HNH-like domain having an amino acid sequence of formula VI:

X1-X2-X3-H-X4-X5-P-X6-X7-X8-X9-X10-X11-X12-X13-X14-X15-N-X16-X17-X18-X19-X20-X21-X22-X23-N(SEQ ID NO: 17), wherein

X1 is selected from D, E, Q and N (e.g., D and E);

X2 is selected from L, I, R, Q, V, M and K;

X3 is selected from D and E;

X4 is selected from I, V, T, A and L (e.g., A, I and V);

X5 is selected from V, Y, I, L, F and W (e.g., V, I and L);

X6 is selected from Q, H, R, K, Y, I, L, F and W;

X7 is selected from S, A, D, T and K (e.g., S and A);

X8 is selected from F, L, V, K, Y, M, I, R, A, E, D and Q (e.g., F);

X9 is selected from L, R, T, I, V, S, C, Y, K, F and G;

X10 is selected from K, Q, Y, T, F, L, W, M, A, E, G, and S;

X11 is selected from D, S, N, R, L and T (e.g., D);

X12 is selected from D, N and S;

X13 is selected from S, A, T, G and R (e.g., S);

X14 is selected from I, L, F, S, R, Y, Q, W, D, K and H (e.g., I, L and F);

X15 is selected from D, S, I, N, E, A, H, F, L, Q, M, G, Y and V;

X16 is selected from K, L, R, M, T and F (e.g., L, R and K);

X17 is selected from V, L, I, A and T;

X18 is selected from L, I, V and A (e.g., L and I);

X19 is selected from T, V, C, E, S and A (e.g., T and V);

X20 is selected from R, F, T, W, E, L, N, C, K, V, S, Q, I, Y, H and A;

X21 is selected from S, P, R, K, N, A, H, Q, G and L;

X22 is selected from D, G, T, N, S, K, A, I, E, L, Q, R and Y; and

X23 is selected from K, V, A, E, Y, I, C, L, S, T, G, K, M, D and F.

In an embodiment, a HNH-like domain differs from a sequence of SEQ ID NO: 17 by at least one but no more than, 2, 3, 4, or 5 residues.

In an embodiment, the HNH-like domain is cleavage competent.

In an embodiment, the HNH-like domain is cleavage incompetent.

In an embodiment, an eaCas9 molecule or eaCas9 polypeptide comprises an HNH-like domain comprising an amino acid sequence of formula VII:

(SEQ ID NO: 18) X1-X2-X3-H-X4-X5-P-X6-S-X8-X9-X10-D-D-S-X14-X15-N- K-V-L-X19-X20-X21-X22-X23-N,

wherein

X1 is selected from D and E;

X2 is selected from L, I, R, Q, V, M and K;

X3 is selected from D and E;

X4 is selected from I, V, T, A and L (e.g., A, I and V);

X5 is selected from V, Y, I, L, F and W (e.g., V, I and L);

X6 is selected from Q, H, R, K, Y, I, L, F and W;

X8 is selected from F, L, V, K, Y, M, I, R, A, E, D and Q (e.g., F);

X9 is selected from L, R, T, I, V, S, C, Y, K, F and G;

X10 is selected from K, Q, Y, T, F, L, W, M, A, E, G, and S;

X14 is selected from I, L, F, S, R, Y, Q, W, D, K and H (e.g., I, L and F);

X15 is selected from D, S, I, N, E, A, H, F, L, Q, M, G, Y and V;

X19 is selected from T, V, C, E, S and A (e.g., T and V);

X20 is selected from R, F, T, W, E, L, N, C, K, V, S, Q, I, Y, H and A;

X21 is selected from S, P, R, K, N, A, H, Q, G and L;

X22 is selected from D, G, T, N, S, K, A, I, E, L, Q, R and Y; and

X23 is selected from K, V, A, E, Y, I, C, L, S, T, G, K, M, D and F.

In an embodiment, the HNH-like domain differs from a sequence of SEQ ID NO: 18 by 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 residues.

In an embodiment, an eaCas9 molecule or eaCas9 polypeptide comprises an HNH-like domain comprising an amino acid sequence of formula VII:

(SEQ ID NO: 19) X1-V-X3-H-I-V-P-X6-S-X8-X9-X10-D-D-S-X14-X15-N-K- V-L-T-X20-X21-X22-X23-N,

wherein

X1 is selected from D and E;

X3 is selected from D and E;

X6 is selected from Q, H, R, K, Y, I, L and W;

X8 is selected from F, L, V, K, Y, M, I, R, A, E, D and Q (e.g., F);

X9 is selected from L, R, T, I, V, S, C, Y, K, F and G;

X10 is selected from K, Q, Y, T, F, L, W, M, A, E, G, and S;

X14 is selected from I, L, F, S, R, Y, Q, W, D, K and H (e.g., I, L and F);

X15 is selected from D, S, I, N, E, A, H, F, L, Q, M, G, Y and V;

X20 is selected from R, F, T, W, E, L, N, C, K, V, S, Q, I, Y, H and A;

X21 is selected from S, P, R, K, N, A, H, Q, G and L;

X22 is selected from D, G, T, N, S, K, A, I, E, L, Q, R and Y; and

X23 is selected from K, V, A, E, Y, I, C, L, S, T, G, K, M, D and F.

In an embodiment, the HNH-like domain differs from a sequence of SEQ ID NO: 19 by 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 residues.

In an embodiment, an eaCas9 molecule or eaCas9 polypeptide comprises an HNH-like domain having an amino acid sequence of formula VIII:

(SEQ ID NO: 20) D-X2-D-H-I-X5-P-Q-X7-F-X9-X10-D-X12-S-I-D-N-X16-V- L-X19-X20-S-X22-X23-N,

wherein

X2 is selected from I and V;

X5 is selected from I and V;

X7 is selected from A and S;

X9 is selected from I and L;

X10 is selected from K and T;

X12 is selected from D and N;

X16 is selected from R, K and L; X19 is selected from T and V;

X20 is selected from S and R;

X22 is selected from K, D and A; and

X23 is selected from E, K, G and N (e.g., the eaCas9 molecule or eaCas9 polypeptide can comprise an HNH-like domain as described herein).

In an embodiment, the HNH-like domain differs from a sequence of SEQ ID NO: 20 by as many as 1 but no more than 2, 3, 4, or 5 residues.

In an embodiment, an eaCas9 molecule or eaCas9 polypeptide comprises the amino acid sequence of formula IX:

(SEQ ID NO: 21) L-Y-Y-L-Q-N-G-X1′-D-M-Y-X2′-X3′-X4′-X5′-L-D-I-X6′- X7′-L-S-X8′-Y-Z-N-R-X9′-K-X10′-D-X11′-V-P,

wherein

X1′ is selected from K and R;

X2′ is selected from V and T;

X3′ is selected from G and D;

X4′ is selected from E, Q and D;

X5′ is selected from E and D;

X6′ is selected from D, N and H;

X7′ is selected from Y, R and N;

X8′ is selected from Q, D and N; X9′ is selected from G and E;

X10′ is selected from S and G;

X11′ is selected from D and N; and

Z is an HNH-like domain, e.g., as described above.

In an embodiment, the eaCas9 molecule or eaCas9 polypeptide comprises an amino acid sequence that differs from a sequence of SEQ ID NO:21 by as many as 1 but no more than 2, 3, 4, or 5 residues.

In an embodiment, the HNH-like domain differs from a sequence of an HNH-like domain disclosed herein, e.g., in FIGS. 5A-5C or FIGS. 7A-7B, as many as 1 but no more than 2, 3, 4, or 5 residues. In an embodiment, 1 or both of the highly conserved residues identified in FIGS. 5A-5C or FIGS. 7A-7B are present.

In an embodiment, the HNH-like domain differs from a sequence of an HNH-like domain disclosed herein, e.g., in FIGS. 6A-6B or FIGS. 7A-7B, as many as 1 but no more than 2, 3, 4, or 5 residues. In an embodiment, 1, 2, all 3 of the highly conserved residues identified in FIGS. 6A-6B or FIGS. 7A-7B are present.

Cas9 Activities

Nuclease and Helicase Activities

In an embodiment, the Cas9 molecule or Cas9 polypeptide is capable of cleaving a target nucleic acid molecule. Typically wild type Cas9 molecules cleave both strands of a target nucleic acid molecule. Cas9 molecules and Cas9 polypeptides can be engineered to alter nuclease cleavage (or other properties), e.g., to provide a Cas9 molecule or Cas9 polypeptide which is a nickase, or which lacks the ability to cleave target nucleic acid. A Cas9 molecule or Cas9 polypeptide that is capable of cleaving a target nucleic acid molecule is referred to herein as an eaCas9 (an enzymatically active Cas9) molecule or eaCas9 polypeptide. In an embodiment, an eaCas9 molecule or Cas9 polypeptide comprises one or more of the following activities:

a nickase activity, i.e., the ability to cleave a single strand, e.g., the non-complementary strand or the complementary strand, of a nucleic acid molecule;

a double stranded nuclease activity, i.e., the ability to cleave both strands of a double stranded nucleic acid and create a double stranded break, which in an embodiment is the presence of two nickase activities;

an endonuclease activity;

an exonuclease activity; and

a helicase activity, i.e., the ability to unwind the helical structure of a double stranded nucleic acid.

In an embodiment, an enzymatically active Cas9 or an eaCas9 molecule or an eaCas9 polypeptide cleaves both DNA strands and results in a double stranded break. In an embodiment, an eaCas9 molecule cleaves only one strand, e.g., the strand to which the gRNA hybridizes to, or the strand complementary to the strand the gRNA hybridizes with. In an embodiment, an eaCas9 molecule or eaCas9 polypeptide comprises cleavage activity associated with an HNH-like domain. In an embodiment, an eaCas9 molecule or eaCas9 polypeptide comprises cleavage activity associated with an N-terminal RuvC-like domain. In an embodiment, an eaCas9 molecule or eaCas9 polypeptide comprises cleavage activity associated with an HNH-like domain and cleavage activity associated with an N-terminal RuvC-like domain. In an embodiment, an eaCas9 molecule or eaCas9 polypeptide comprises an active, or cleavage competent, HNH-like domain and an inactive, or cleavage incompetent, N-terminal RuvC-like domain. In an embodiment, an eaCas9 molecule or eaCas9 polypeptide comprises an inactive, or cleavage incompetent, HNH-like domain and an active, or cleavage competent, N-terminal RuvC-like domain.

Some Cas9 molecules or Cas9 polypeptides have the ability to interact with a gRNA molecule, and in conjunction with the gRNA molecule localize to a core target domain, but are incapable of cleaving the target nucleic acid, or incapable of cleaving at efficient rates. Cas9 molecules having no, or no substantial, cleavage activity are referred to herein as an eiCas9 molecule or eiCas9 polypeptide. For example, an eiCas9 molecule or eiCas9 polypeptide can lack cleavage activity or have substantially less, e.g., less than 20, 10, 5, 1 or 0.1% of the cleavage activity of a reference Cas9 molecule or eiCas9 polypeptide, as measured by an assay described herein.

Targeting and PAMs

A Cas9 molecule or Cas9 polypeptide, is a polypeptide that can interact with a guide RNA (gRNA) molecule and, in concert with the gRNA molecule, localizes to a site which comprises a target domain and PAM sequence.

In an embodiment, the ability of an eaCas9 molecule or eaCas9 polypeptide to interact with and cleave a target nucleic acid is PAM sequence dependent. A PAM sequence is a sequence in the target nucleic acid. In an embodiment, cleavage of the target nucleic acid occurs upstream from the PAM sequence. EaCas9 molecules from different bacterial species can recognize different sequence motifs (e.g., PAM sequences). In an embodiment, an eaCas9 molecule of S. pyogenes recognizes the sequence motif NGG and directs cleavage of a target nucleic acid sequence 1 to 10, e.g., 3 to 5, base pairs upstream from that sequence. See, e.g., Mali et al., SCIENCE 2013; 339(6121): 823-826. In an embodiment, an eaCas9 molecule of S. thermophilus recognizes the sequence motif NGGNG and NNAGAAW (W=A or T) and directs cleavage of a core target nucleic acid sequence 1 to 10, e.g., 3 to 5, base pairs upstream from these sequences. See, e.g., Horvath et al., SCIENCE 2010; 327(5962):167-170, and Deveau et al., J BACTERIOL 2008; 190(4): 1390-1400. In an embodiment, an eaCas9 molecule of S. mutans recognizes the sequence motif NGG and/or NAAR (R=A or G) and directs cleavage of a core target nucleic acid sequence 1 to 10, e.g., 3 to 5 base pairs, upstream from this sequence. See, e.g., Deveau et al., J BACTERIOL 2008; 190(4): 1390-1400. In an embodiment, an eaCas9 molecule of S. aureus recognizes the sequence motif NNGRR (R=A or G) and directs cleavage of a target nucleic acid sequence 1 to 10, e.g., 3 to 5, base pairs upstream from that sequence. In an embodiment, an eaCas9 molecule of S. aureus recognizes the sequence motif NNGRRN (R=A or G) and directs cleavage of a target nucleic acid sequence 1 to 10, e.g., 3 to 5, base pairs upstream from that sequence. In an embodiment, an eaCas9 molecule of S. aureus recognizes the sequence motif NNGRRT (R=A or G) and directs cleavage of a target nucleic acid sequence 1 to 10, e.g., 3 to 5, base pairs upstream from that sequence. In an embodiment, an eaCas9 molecule of S. aureus recognizes the sequence motif NNGRRV (R=A or G, V=A, G or C) and directs cleavage of a target nucleic acid sequence 1 to 10, e.g., 3 to 5, base pairs upstream from that sequence. In an embodiment, an eaCas9 molecule of Neisseria meningitidis recognizes the sequence motif NNNNGATT or NNNGCTT and directs cleavage of a target nucleic acid sequence 1 to 10, e.g., 3 to 5, base pairs upstream from that sequence. See, e.g., Hou et al., PNAS Early Edition 2013, 1-6. The ability of a Cas9 molecule to recognize a PAM sequence can be determined, e.g., using a transformation assay described in Jinek et al., SCIENCE 2012 337:816. In the aforementioned embodiments, N can be any nucleotide residue, e.g., any of A, G, C or T.

As is discussed herein, Cas9 molecules can be engineered to alter the PAM specificity of the Cas9 molecule.

Exemplary naturally occurring Cas9 molecules are described in Chylinski et al., RNA BIOLOGY 2013 10:5, 727-737. Such Cas9 molecules include Cas9 molecules of a cluster 1 bacterial family, cluster 2 bacterial family, cluster 3 bacterial family, cluster 4 bacterial family, cluster 5 bacterial family, cluster 6 bacterial family, a cluster 7 bacterial family, a cluster 8 bacterial family, a cluster 9 bacterial family, a cluster 10 bacterial family, a cluster 11 bacterial family, a cluster 12 bacterial family, a cluster 13 bacterial family, a cluster 14 bacterial family, a cluster 15 bacterial family, a cluster 16 bacterial family, a cluster 17 bacterial family, a cluster 18 bacterial family, a cluster 19 bacterial family, a cluster 20 bacterial family, a cluster 21 bacterial family, a cluster 22 bacterial family, a cluster 23 bacterial family, a cluster 24 bacterial family, a cluster 25 bacterial family, a cluster 26 bacterial family, a cluster 27 bacterial family, a cluster 28 bacterial family, a cluster 29 bacterial family, a cluster 30 bacterial family, a cluster 31 bacterial family, a cluster 32 bacterial family, a cluster 33 bacterial family, a cluster 34 bacterial family, a cluster 35 bacterial family, a cluster 36 bacterial family, a cluster 37 bacterial family, a cluster 38 bacterial family, a cluster 39 bacterial family, a cluster 40 bacterial family, a cluster 41 bacterial family, a cluster 42 bacterial family, a cluster 43 bacterial family, a cluster 44 bacterial family, a cluster 45 bacterial family, a cluster 46 bacterial family, a cluster 47 bacterial family, a cluster 48 bacterial family, a cluster 49 bacterial family, a cluster 50 bacterial family, a cluster 51 bacterial family, a cluster 52 bacterial family, a cluster 53 bacterial family, a cluster 54 bacterial family, a cluster 55 bacterial family, a cluster 56 bacterial family, a cluster 57 bacterial family, a cluster 58 bacterial family, a cluster 59 bacterial family, a cluster 60 bacterial family, a cluster 61 bacterial family, a cluster 62 bacterial family, a cluster 63 bacterial family, a cluster 64 bacterial family, a cluster 65 bacterial family, a cluster 66 bacterial family, a cluster 67 bacterial family, a cluster 68 bacterial family, a cluster 69 bacterial family, a cluster 70 bacterial family, a cluster 71 bacterial family, a cluster 72 bacterial family, a cluster 73 bacterial family, a cluster 74 bacterial family, a cluster 75 bacterial family, a cluster 76 bacterial family, a cluster 77 bacterial family, or a cluster 78 bacterial family.

Exemplary naturally occurring Cas9 molecules include a Cas9 molecule of a cluster 1 bacterial family. Examples include a Cas9 molecule of: S. pyogenes (e.g., strain SF370, MGAS10270, MGAS10750, MGAS2096, MGAS315, MGAS5005, MGAS6180, MGAS9429, NZ131 and SSI-1), S. thermophilus (e.g., strain LMD-9), S. pseudoporcinus (e.g., strain SPIN 20026), S. mutans (e.g., strain UA159, NN2025), S. macacae (e.g., strain NCTC11558), S. gallolyticus (e.g., strain UCN34, ATCC BAA-2069), S. equines (e.g., strain ATCC 9812, MGCS 124), S. dysdalactiae (e.g., strain GGS 124), S. bovis (e.g., strain ATCC 700338), S. anginosus (e.g., strain F0211), S. agalactiae (e.g., strain NEM316, A909), Listeria monocytogenes (e.g., strain F6854), Listeria innocua (L. innocua, e.g., strain Clip11262), Enterococcus italicus (e.g., strain DSM 15952), or Enterococcus faecium (e.g., strain 1,231,408). Additional exemplary Cas9 molecules are a Cas9 molecule of Neisseria meningitides (Hou et al., PNAS Early Edition 2013, 1-6 and a S. aureus cas9 molecule.

In an embodiment, a Cas9 molecule or Cas9 polypeptide, e.g., an eaCas9 molecule or eaCas9 polypeptide, comprises an amino acid sequence:

having 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98% or 99% homology with;

differs at no more than, 2, 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, or 40% of the amino acid residues when compared with;

differs by at least 1, 2, 5, 10 or 20 amino acids, but by no more than 100, 80, 70, 60, 50, 40 or 30 amino acids from; or

is identical to any Cas9 molecule sequence described herein, or a naturally occurring Cas9 molecule sequence, e.g., a Cas9 molecule from a species listed herein or described in Chylinski et al., RNA BIOLOGY 2013 10:5, 727-737; Hou et al., PNAS Early Edition 2013, 1-6; SEQ ID NO:1-4. In an embodiment, the Cas9 molecule or Cas9 polypeptide comprises one or more of the following activities: a nickase activity; a double stranded cleavage activity (e.g., an endonuclease and/or exonuclease activity); a helicase activity; or the ability, together with a gRNA molecule, to localize to a target nucleic acid.

In an embodiment, a Cas9 molecule or Cas9 polypeptide comprises any of the amino acid sequence of the consensus sequence of FIGS. 2A-2G, wherein “*” indicates any amino acid found in the corresponding position in the amino acid sequence of a Cas9 molecule of S. pyogenes, S. thermophilus, S. mutans and L. innocua, and “-” indicates any amino acid. In an embodiment, a Cas9 molecule or Cas9 polypeptide differs from the sequence of the consensus sequence disclosed in FIGS. 2A-2G by at least 1, but no more than 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10 amino acid residues. In an embodiment, a Cas9 molecule or Cas9 polypeptide comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:7 of FIGS. 7A-7B, wherein “*” indicates any amino acid found in the corresponding position in the amino acid sequence of a Cas9 molecule of S. pyogenes, or N. meningitides, “-” indicates any amino acid, and “-” indicates any amino acid or absent. In an embodiment, a Cas9 molecule or Cas9 polypeptide differs from the sequence of SEQ ID NO:6 or 7 disclosed in FIGS. 7A-7B by at least 1, but no more than 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10 amino acid residues.

A comparison of the sequence of a number of Cas9 molecules indicate that certain regions are conserved. These are identified below as:

region 1 (residues 1 to 180, or in the case of region 1′ residues 120 to 180)

region 2 (residues 360 to 480);

region 3 (residues 660 to 720);

region 4 (residues 817 to 900); and

region 5 (residues 900 to 960);

In an embodiment, a Cas9 molecule or Cas9 polypeptide comprises regions 1-5, together with sufficient additional Cas9 molecule sequence to provide a biologically active molecule, e.g., a Cas9 molecule having at least one activity described herein. In an embodiment, each of regions 1-5, independently, have 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98% or 99% homology with the corresponding residues of a Cas9 molecule or Cas9 polypeptide described herein, e.g., a sequence from FIGS. 2A-2G or from FIGS. 7A-7B.

In an embodiment, a Cas9 molecule or Cas9 polypeptide, e.g., an eaCas9 molecule or eaCas9 polypeptide, comprises an amino acid sequence referred to as region 1:

having 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98% or 99% homology with amino acids 1-180 (the numbering is according to the motif sequence in FIG. 2; 52% of residues in the four Cas9 sequences in FIGS. 2A-2G are conserved) of the amino acid sequence of Cas9 of S. pyogenes;

differs by at least 1, 2, 5, 10 or 20 amino acids but by no more than 90, 80, 70, 60, 50, 40 or 30 amino acids from amino acids 1-180 of the amino acid sequence of Cas9 of S. pyogenes, S. thermophilus, S. mutans or Listeria innocua; or

is identical to 1-180 of the amino acid sequence of Cas9 of S. pyogenes, S. thermophilus, S. mutans or L. innocua.

In an embodiment, a Cas9 molecule or Cas9 polypeptide, e.g., an eaCas9 molecule or eaCas9 polypeptide, comprises an amino acid sequence referred to as region 1′:

having 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98% or 99% homology with amino acids 120-180 (55% of residues in the four Cas9 sequences in FIG. 2 are conserved) of the amino acid sequence of Cas9 of S. pyogenes, S. thermophilus, S. mutans or L. innocua;

differs by at least 1, 2, or 5 amino acids but by no more than 35, 30, 25, 20 or 10 amino acids from amino acids 120-180 of the amino acid sequence of Cas9 of S. pyogenes, S. thermophilus, S. mutans or L. innocua; or

is identical to 120-180 of the amino acid sequence of Cas9 of S. pyogenes, S. thermophilus, S. mutans or L. innocua.

In an embodiment, a Cas9 molecule or Cas9 polypeptide, e.g., an eaCas9 molecule or eaCas9 polypeptide, comprises an amino acid sequence referred to as region 2:

having 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98% or 99% homology with amino acids 360-480 (52% of residues in the four Cas9 sequences in FIG. 2 are conserved) of the amino acid sequence of Cas9 of S. pyogenes, S. thermophilus, S. mutans or L. innocua;

differs by at least 1, 2, or 5 amino acids but by no more than 35, 30, 25, 20 or 10 amino acids from amino acids 360-480 of the amino acid sequence of Cas9 of S. pyogenes, S. thermophilus, S. mutans or L. innocua; or

is identical to 360-480 of the amino acid sequence of Cas9 of S. pyogenes, S. thermophilus, S. mutans or L. innocua.

In an embodiment, a Cas9 molecule or Cas9 polypeptide, e.g., an eaCas9 molecule or eaCas9 polypeptide, comprises an amino acid sequence referred to as region 3:

having 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% homology with amino acids 660-720 (56% of residues in the four Cas9 sequences in FIG. 2 are conserved) of the amino acid sequence of Cas9 of S. pyogenes, S. thermophilus, S. mutans or L. innocua;

differs by at least 1, 2, or 5 amino acids but by no more than 35, 30, 25, 20 or 10 amino acids from amino acids 660-720 of the amino acid sequence of Cas9 of S. pyogenes, S. thermophilus, S. mutans or L. innocua; or

is identical to 660-720 of the amino acid sequence of Cas9 of S. pyogenes, S. thermophilus, S. mutans or L. innocua.

In an embodiment, a Cas9 molecule or Cas9 polypeptide, e.g., an eaCas9 molecule or eaCas9 polypeptide, comprises an amino acid sequence referred to as region 4:

having 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% homology with amino acids 817-900 (55% of residues in the four Cas9 sequences in FIGS. 2A-2G are conserved) of the amino acid sequence of Cas9 of S. pyogenes, S. thermophilus, S. mutans or L. innocua;

differs by at least 1, 2, or 5 amino acids but by no more than 35, 30, 25, 20 or 10 amino acids from amino acids 817-900 of the amino acid sequence of Cas9 of S. pyogenes, S. thermophilus, S. mutans or L. innocua; or

is identical to 817-900 of the amino acid sequence of Cas9 of S. pyogenes, S. thermophilus, S. mutans or L. innocua.

In an embodiment, a Cas9 molecule or Cas9 polypeptide, e.g., an eaCas9 molecule or eaCas9 polypeptide, comprises an amino acid sequence referred to as region 5:

having 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% homology with amino acids 900-960 (60% of residues in the four Cas9 sequences in FIGS. 2A-2G are conserved) of the amino acid sequence of Cas9 of S. pyogenes, S. thermophilus, S. mutans or L. innocua;

differs by at least 1, 2, or 5 amino acids but by no more than 35, 30, 25, 20 or 10 amino acids from amino acids 900-960 of the amino acid sequence of Cas9 of S. pyogenes, S. thermophilus, S. mutans or L. innocua; or

is identical to 900-960 of the amino acid sequence of Cas9 of S. pyogenes, S. thermophilus, S. mutans or L. innocua.

Engineered or Altered Cas9 Molecules and Cas9 Polypeptides

Cas9 molecules and Cas9 polypeptides described herein, e.g., naturally occurring Cas9 molecules, can possess any of a number of properties, including: nickase activity, nuclease activity (e.g., endonuclease and/or exonuclease activity); helicase activity; the ability to associate functionally with a gRNA molecule; and the ability to target (or localize to) a site on a nucleic acid (e.g., PAM recognition and specificity). In an embodiment, a Cas9 molecule or Cas9 polypeptide can include all or a subset of these properties. In typical embodiments, a Cas9 molecule or Cas9 polypeptide have the ability to interact with a gRNA molecule and, in concert with the gRNA molecule, localize to a site in a nucleic acid. Other activities, e.g., PAM specificity, cleavage activity, or helicase activity can vary more widely in Cas9 molecules and Cas9 polypeptides.

Cas9 molecules include engineered Cas9 molecules and engineered Cas9 polypeptides (engineered, as used in this context, means merely that the Cas9 molecule or Cas9 polypeptide differs from a reference sequences, and implies no process or origin limitation). An engineered Cas9 molecule or Cas9 polypeptide can comprise altered enzymatic properties, e.g., altered nuclease activity, (as compared with a naturally occurring or other reference Cas9 molecule) or altered helicase activity. As discussed herein, an engineered Cas9 molecule or Cas9 polypeptide can have nickase activity (as opposed to double strand nuclease activity). In an embodiment an engineered Cas9 molecule or Cas9 polypeptide can have an alteration that alters its size, e.g., a deletion of amino acid sequence that reduces its size, e.g., without significant effect on one or more, or any Cas9 activity. In an embodiment, an engineered Cas9 molecule or Cas9 polypeptide can comprise an alteration that affects PAM recognition. E.g., an engineered Cas9 molecule can be altered to recognize a PAM sequence other than that recognized by the endogenous wild-type PI domain. In an embodiment, a Cas9 molecule or Cas9 polypeptide can differ in sequence from a naturally occurring Cas9 molecule but not have significant alteration in one or more Cas9 activities.

Cas9 molecules or Cas9 polypeptides with desired properties can be made in a number of ways, e.g., by alteration of a parental, e.g., naturally occurring Cas9 molecules or Cas9 polypeptides to provide an altered Cas9 molecule or Cas9 polypeptide having a desired property. For example, one or more mutations or differences relative to a parental Cas9 molecule, e.g., a naturally occurring or engineered Cas9 molecule, can be introduced. Such mutations and differences comprise: substitutions (e.g., conservative substitutions or substitutions of non-essential amino acids); insertions; or deletions. In an embodiment, a Cas9 molecule or Cas9 polypeptide can comprises one or more mutations or differences, e.g., at least 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, 40 or 50 mutations, but less than 200, 100, or 80 mutations relative to a reference, e.g., a parental, Cas9 molecule.

In an embodiment, a mutation or mutations do not have a substantial effect on a Cas9 activity, e.g. a Cas9 activity described herein. In an embodiment, a mutation or mutations have a substantial effect on a Cas9 activity, e.g. a Cas9 activity described herein.

Non-Cleaving and Modified-Cleavage Cas9 Molecules and Cas9 Polypeptides

In an embodiment, a Cas9 molecule or Cas9 polypeptide comprises a cleavage property that differs from naturally occurring Cas9 molecules, e.g., that differs from the naturally occurring Cas9 molecule having the closest homology. For example, a Cas9 molecule or Cas9 polypeptide can differ from naturally occurring Cas9 molecules, e.g., a Cas9 molecule of S. pyogenes, as follows: its ability to modulate, e.g., decreased or increased, cleavage of a double stranded nucleic acid (endonuclease and/or exonuclease activity), e.g., as compared to a naturally occurring Cas9 molecule (e.g., a Cas9 molecule of S. pyogenes); its ability to modulate, e.g., decreased or increased, cleavage of a single strand of a nucleic acid, e.g., a non-complementary strand of a nucleic acid molecule or a complementary strand of a nucleic acid molecule (nickase activity), e.g., as compared to a naturally occurring Cas9 molecule (e.g., a Cas9 molecule of S. pyogenes); or the ability to cleave a nucleic acid molecule, e.g., a double stranded or single stranded nucleic acid molecule, can be eliminated.

Modified Cleavage eaCas9 Molecules and eaCas9 Polypeptides

In an embodiment, an eaCas9 molecule or eaCas9 polypeptide comprises one or more of the following activities: cleavage activity associated with an N-terminal RuvC-like domain; cleavage activity associated with an HNH-like domain; cleavage activity associated with an HNH-like domain and cleavage activity associated with an N-terminal RuvC-like domain.

In an embodiment, an eaCas9 molecule or eaCas9 polypeptide comprises an active, or cleavage competent, HNH-like domain (e.g., an HNH-like domain described herein, e.g., SEQ ID NO: 17, SEQ ID NO: 18, SEQ ID NO: 19, SEQ ID NO: 20 or SEQ ID NO: 21) and an inactive, or cleavage incompetent, N-terminal RuvC-like domain. An exemplary inactive, or cleavage incompetent N-terminal RuvC-like domain can have a mutation of an aspartic acid in an N-terminal RuvC-like domain, e.g., an aspartic acid at position 9 of the consensus sequence disclosed in FIGS. 2A-2G or an aspartic acid at position 10 of SEQ ID NO: 7, e.g., can be substituted with an alanine. In an embodiment, the eaCas9 molecule or eaCas9 polypeptide differs from wild type in the N-terminal RuvC-like domain and does not cleave the target nucleic acid, or cleaves with significantly less efficiency, e.g., less than 20, 10, 5, 1 or 0.1% of the cleavage activity of a reference Cas9 molecule, e.g., as measured by an assay described herein. The reference Cas9 molecule can by a naturally occurring unmodified Cas9 molecule, e.g., a naturally occurring Cas9 molecule such as a Cas9 molecule of S. pyogenes, or S. thermophilus. In an embodiment, the reference Cas9 molecule is the naturally occurring Cas9 molecule having the closest sequence identity or homology.

In an embodiment, an eaCas9 molecule or eaCas9 polypeptide comprises an inactive, or cleavage incompetent, HNH domain and an active, or cleavage competent, N-terminal RuvC-like domain (e.g., a RuvC-like domain described herein, e.g., SEQ ID NO: 8, SEQ ID NO: 9, SEQ ID NO: 10, SEQ ID NO: 11, SEQ ID NO: 12, SEQ ID NO: 13, SEQ ID NO: 14, SEQ ID NO: 15, or SEQ ID NO: 16). Exemplary inactive, or cleavage incompetent HNH-like domains can have a mutation at one or more of: a histidine in an HNH-like domain, e.g., a histidine shown at position 856 of the consensus sequence disclosed in FIGS. 2A-2G, e.g., can be substituted with an alanine; and one or more asparagines in an HNH-like domain, e.g., an asparagine shown at position 870 of the consensus sequence disclosed in FIGS. 2A-2G and/or at position 879 of the consensus sequence disclosed in FIGS. 2A-2G, e.g., can be substituted with an alanine. In an embodiment, the eaCas9 differs from wild type in the HNH-like domain and does not cleave the target nucleic acid, or cleaves with significantly less efficiency, e.g., less than 20, 10, 5, 1 or 0.1% of the cleavage activity of a reference Cas9 molecule, e.g., as measured by an assay described herein. The reference Cas9 molecule can by a naturally occurring unmodified Cas9 molecule, e.g., a naturally occurring Cas9 molecule such as a Cas9 molecule of S. pyogenes, or S. thermophilus. In an embodiment, the reference Cas9 molecule is the naturally occurring Cas9 molecule having the closest sequence identity or homology.

Alterations in the Ability to Cleave One or Both Strands of a Target Nucleic Acid

In an embodiment, exemplary Cas9 activities comprise one or more of PAM specificity, cleavage activity, and helicase activity. A mutation(s) can be present, e.g., in one or more RuvC-like domain, e.g., an N-terminal RuvC-like domain; an HNH-like domain; a region outside the RuvC-like domains and the HNH-like domain. In some embodiments, a mutation(s) is present in a RuvC-like domain, e.g., an N-terminal RuvC-like domain. In some embodiments, a mutation(s) is present in an HNH-like domain. In some embodiments, mutations are present in both a RuvC-like domain, e.g., an N-terminal RuvC-like domain and an HNH-like domain.

Exemplary mutations that may be made in the RuvC domain or HNH domain with reference to the S. pyogenes sequence include: D10A, E762A, H840A, N854A, N863A and/or D986A.

In an embodiment, a Cas9 molecule or Cas9 polypeptide is an eiCas9 molecule or eiCas9 polypeptide comprising one or more differences in a RuvC domain and/or in an HNH domain as compared to a reference Cas9 molecule, and the eiCas9 molecule or eiCas9 polypeptide does not cleave a nucleic acid, or cleaves with significantly less efficiency than does wildtype, e.g., when compared with wild type in a cleavage assay, e.g., as described herein, cuts with less than 50, 25, 10, or 1% of a reference Cas9 molecule, as measured by an assay described herein.

Whether or not a particular sequence, e.g., a substitution, may affect one or more activity, such as targeting activity, cleavage activity, etc., can be evaluated or predicted, e.g., by evaluating whether the mutation is conservative or by the method described in Section IV. In an embodiment, a “non-essential” amino acid residue, as used in the context of a Cas9 molecule, is a residue that can be altered from the wild-type sequence of a Cas9 molecule, e.g., a naturally occurring Cas9 molecule, e.g., an eaCas9 molecule, without abolishing or more preferably, without substantially altering a Cas9 activity (e.g., cleavage activity), whereas changing an “essential” amino acid residue results in a substantial loss of activity (e.g., cleavage activity).

In an embodiment, a Cas9 molecule or Cas9 polypeptide comprises a cleavage property that differs from naturally occurring Cas9 molecules, e.g., that differs from the naturally occurring Cas9 molecule having the closest homology. For example, a Cas9 molecule or Cas9 polypeptide can differ from naturally occurring Cas9 molecules, e.g., a Cas9 molecule of S aureus, S. pyogenes, or C. jejuni as follows: its ability to modulate, e.g., decreased or increased, cleavage of a double stranded break (endonuclease and/or exonuclease activity), e.g., as compared to a naturally occurring Cas9 molecule (e.g., a Cas9 molecule of S aureus, S. pyogenes, or C. jejuni); its ability to modulate, e.g., decreased or increased, cleavage of a single strand of a nucleic acid, e.g., a non-complimentary strand of a nucleic acid molecule or a complementary strand of a nucleic acid molecule (nickase activity), e.g., as compared to a naturally occurring Cas9 molecule (e.g., a Cas9 molecule of S aureus, S. pyogenes, or C. jejuni); or the ability to cleave a nucleic acid molecule, e.g., a double stranded or single stranded nucleic acid molecule, can be eliminated.

In an embodiment, the altered Cas9 molecule or Cas9 polypeptide is an eaCas9 molecule or eaCas9 polypeptide comprising one or more of the following activities: cleavage activity associated with a RuvC domain; cleavage activity associated with an HNH domain; cleavage activity associated with an HNH domain and cleavage activity associated with a RuvC domain.

In an embodiment, the altered Cas9 molecule or Cas9 polypeptide is an eiCas9 molecule or eiCas9 polypeptide which does not cleave a nucleic acid molecule (either double stranded or single stranded nucleic acid molecules) or cleaves a nucleic acid molecule with significantly less efficiency, e.g., less than 20, 10, 5, 1 or 0.1% of the cleavage activity of a reference Cas9 molecule, e.g., as measured by an assay described herein. The reference Cas9 molecule can be a naturally occurring unmodified Cas9 molecule, e.g., a naturally occurring Cas9 molecule such as a Cas9 molecule of S. pyogenes, S. thermophilus, S. aureus, C. jejuni or N. meningitidis. In an embodiment, the reference Cas9 molecule is the naturally occurring Cas9 molecule having the closest sequence identity or homology. In an embodiment, the eiCas9 molecule or eiCas9 polypeptide lacks substantial cleavage activity associated with a RuvC domain and cleavage activity associated with an HNH domain.

In an embodiment, the altered Cas9 molecule or Cas9 polypeptide is an eaCas9 molecule or eaCas9 polypeptide comprising the fixed amino acid residues of S. pyogenes shown in the consensus sequence disclosed in FIGS. 2A-2G, and has one or more amino acids that differ from the amino acid sequence of S. pyogenes (e.g., has a substitution) at one or more residue (e.g., 2, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, 50, 70, 80, 90, 100, 200 amino acid residues) represented by an “-” in the consensus sequence disclosed in FIGS. 2A-2G or SEQ ID NO: 7.

In an embodiment, the altered Cas9 molecule or Cas9 polypeptide comprises a sequence in which:

the sequence corresponding to the fixed sequence of the consensus sequence disclosed in FIGS. 2A-2G differs at no more than 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 15, or 20% of the fixed residues in the consensus sequence disclosed in FIGS. 2A-2G;

-   -   the sequence corresponding to the residues identified by “*” in         the consensus sequence disclosed in FIGS. 2A-2G differ at no         more than 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, or 40% of the         “*” residues from the corresponding sequence of naturally         occurring Cas9 molecule, e.g., an S. pyogenes Cas9 molecule;         and, the sequence corresponding to the residues identified by         “-” in the consensus sequence disclosed in FIGS. 2A-2G differ at         no more than 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 55, or 60% of         the “-” residues from the corresponding sequence of naturally         occurring Cas9 molecule, e.g., an S. pyogenes Cas9 molecule.

In an embodiment, the altered Cas9 molecule or Cas9 polypeptide is an eaCas9 molecule or eaCas9 polypeptide comprising the fixed amino acid residues of S. thermophilus shown in the consensus sequence disclosed in FIGS. 2A-2G, and has one or more amino acids that differ from the amino acid sequence of S. thermophilus (e.g., has a substitution) at one or more residue (e.g., 2, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, 50, 70, 80, 90, 100, 200 amino acid residues) represented by an “-” in the consensus sequence disclosed in FIGS. 2A-2G.

In an embodiment, the altered Cas9 molecule or Cas9 polypeptide comprises a sequence in which:

the sequence corresponding to the fixed sequence of the consensus sequence disclosed in FIGS. 2A-2G differs at no more than 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 15, or 20% of the fixed residues in the consensus sequence disclosed in FIGS. 2A-2G;

the sequence corresponding to the residues identified by “*” in the consensus sequence disclosed in FIGS. 2A-2G differ at no more than 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, or 40% of the “*” residues from the corresponding sequence of naturally occurring Cas9 molecule, e.g., an S. thermophilus Cas9 molecule; and,

the sequence corresponding to the residues identified by “-” in the consensus sequence disclosed in FIGS. 2A-2G differ at no more than 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 55, or 60% of the “-” residues from the corresponding sequence of naturally occurring Cas9 molecule, e.g., an S. thermophilus Cas9 molecule.

In an embodiment, the altered Cas9 molecule or Cas9 polypeptide is an eaCas9 molecule or eaCas9 polypeptide comprising the fixed amino acid residues of S. mutans shown in the consensus sequence disclosed in FIGS. 2A-2G, and has one or more amino acids that differ from the amino acid sequence of S. mutans (e.g., has a substitution) at one or more residue (e.g., 2, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, 50, 70, 80, 90, 100, 200 amino acid residues) represented by an “-” in the consensus sequence disclosed in FIGS. 2A-2G.

In an embodiment, the altered Cas9 molecule or Cas9 polypeptide comprises a sequence in which:

the sequence corresponding to the fixed sequence of the consensus sequence disclosed in FIGS. 2A-2G differs at no more than 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 15, or 20% of the fixed residues in the consensus sequence disclosed in FIGS. 2A-2G;

the sequence corresponding to the residues identified by “*” in the consensus sequence disclosed in FIGS. 2A-2G differ at no more than 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, or 40% of the “*” residues from the corresponding sequence of naturally occurring Cas9 molecule, e.g., an S. mutans Cas9 molecule; and,

the sequence corresponding to the residues identified by “-” in the consensus sequence disclosed in FIGS. 2A-2G differ at no more than 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 55, or 60% of the “-” residues from the corresponding sequence of naturally occurring Cas9 molecule, e.g., an S. mutans Cas9 molecule.

In an embodiment, the altered Cas9 molecule or Cas9 polypeptide is an eaCas9 molecule or eaCas9 polypeptide comprising the fixed amino acid residues of L. innocula shown in the consensus sequence disclosed in FIGS. 2A-2G, and has one or more amino acids that differ from the amino acid sequence of L. innocula (e.g., has a substitution) at one or more residue (e.g., 2, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, 50, 70, 80, 90, 100, 200 amino acid residues) represented by an “-” in the consensus sequence disclosed in FIGS. 2A-2G.

In an embodiment, the altered Cas9 molecule or Cas9 polypeptide comprises a sequence in which:

the sequence corresponding to the fixed sequence of the consensus sequence disclosed in FIGS. 2A-2G differs at no more than 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 15, or 20% of the fixed residues in the consensus sequence disclosed in FIGS. 2A-2G;

the sequence corresponding to the residues identified by “*” in the consensus sequence disclosed in FIGS. 2A-2G differ at no more than 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, or 40% of the “*” residues from the corresponding sequence of naturally occurring Cas9 molecule, e.g., an L. innocula Cas9 molecule; and,

the sequence corresponding to the residues identified by “-” in the consensus sequence disclosed in FIGS. 2A-2G differ at no more than 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 55, or 60% of the “-” residues from the corresponding sequence of naturally occurring Cas9 molecule, e.g., an L. innocula Cas9 molecule.

In an embodiment, the altered Cas9 molecule or Cas9 polypeptide, e.g., an eaCas9 molecule or eaCas9 polypeptide, can be a fusion, e.g., of two of more different Cas9 molecules, e.g., of two or more naturally occurring Cas9 molecules of different species. For example, a fragment of a naturally occurring Cas9 molecule of one species can be fused to a fragment of a Cas9 molecule of a second species. As an example, a fragment of a Cas9 molecule of S. pyogenes comprising an N-terminal RuvC-like domain can be fused to a fragment of Cas9 molecule of a species other than S. pyogenes (e.g., S. thermophilus) comprising an HNH-like domain.

Cas9 Molecules and Cas9 Polypeptides with Altered PAM Recognition or No PAM Recognition

Naturally occurring Cas9 molecules can recognize specific PAM sequences, for example, the PAM recognition sequences described above for S. pyogenes, S. thermophiles, S. mutans, S. aureus and N. meningitides.

In an embodiment, a Cas9 molecule or Cas9 polypeptide has the same PAM specificities as a naturally occurring Cas9 molecule. In other embodiments, a Cas9 molecule or Cas9 polypeptide has a PAM specificity not associated with a naturally occurring Cas9 molecule, or a PAM specificity not associated with the naturally occurring Cas9 molecule to which it has the closest sequence homology. For example, a naturally occurring Cas9 molecule can be altered, e.g., to alter PAM recognition, e.g., to alter the PAM sequence that the Cas9 molecule recognizes to decrease off target sites and/or improve specificity; or eliminate a PAM recognition requirement. In an embodiment, a Cas9 molecule or Cas9 polypeptide can be altered, e.g., to increase length of PAM recognition sequence and/or improve Cas9 specificity to high level of identity (e.g., 98%, 99% or 100% match between gRNA and a PAM sequence), e.g., to decrease off target sites and increase specificity. In an embodiment, the length of the PAM recognition sequence is at least 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 or 15 amino acids in length. In an embodiment, the Cas9 specificity requires at least 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or more homology between the gRNA and the PAM sequence. Cas9 molecules or Cas9 polypeptides that recognize different PAM sequences and/or have reduced off-target activity can be generated using directed evolution. Exemplary methods and systems that can be used for directed evolution of Cas9 molecules are described, e.g., in Esvelt et al. NATURE 2011, 472(7344): 499-503. Candidate Cas9 molecules can be evaluated, e.g., by methods described in Section IV.

Alterations of the PI domain, which mediates PAM recognition, are discussed below.

Synthetic Cas9 Molecules and Cas9 Polypeptides with Altered PI Domains

Current genome-editing methods are limited in the diversity of target sequences that can be targeted by the PAM sequence that is recognized by the Cas9 molecule utilized. A synthetic Cas9 molecule (or Syn-Cas9 molecule), or synthetic Cas9 polypeptide (or Syn-Cas9 polypeptide), as that term is used herein, refers to a Cas9 molecule or Cas9 polypeptide that comprises a Cas9 core domain from one bacterial species and a functional altered PI domain, i.e., a PI domain other than that naturally associated with the Cas9 core domain, e.g., from a different bacterial species.

In an embodiment, the altered PI domain recognizes a PAM sequence that is different from the PAM sequence recognized by the naturally-occurring Cas9 from which the Cas9 core domain is derived. In an embodiment, the altered PI domain recognizes the same PAM sequence recognized by the naturally-occurring Cas9 from which the Cas9 core domain is derived, but with different affinity or specificity. A Syn-Cas9 molecule or Syn-Cas9 polypeptide can be, respectively, a Syn-eaCas9 molecule or Syn-eaCas9 polypeptide or a Syn-eiCas9 molecule Syn-eiCas9 polypeptide.

An exemplary Syn-Cas9 molecule or Syn-Cas9 polypeptide comprises:

a) a Cas9 core domain, e.g., a Cas9 core domain from Table 8 or 9, e.g., a S. aureus, S. pyogenes, or C. jejuni Cas9 core domain; and

b) an altered PI domain from a species X Cas9 sequence selected from Tables 11 and 12.

In an embodiment, the RKR motif (the PAM binding motif) of said altered PI domain comprises: differences at 1, 2, or 3 amino acid residues; a difference in amino acid sequence at the first, second, or third position; differences in amino acid sequence at the first and second positions, the first and third positions, or the second and third positions; as compared with the sequence of the RKR motif of the native or endogenous PI domain associated with the Cas9 core domain.

In an embodiment, the Cas9 core domain comprises the Cas9 core domain from a species X Cas9 from Table 8 and said altered PI domain comprises a PI domain from a species Y Cas9 from Table 8.

In an embodiment, the RKR motif of the species X Cas9 is other than the RKR motif of the species Y Cas9.

In an embodiment, the RKR motif of the altered PI domain is selected from XXY, XNG, and XNQ.

In an embodiment, the altered PI domain has at least 60, 70, 80, 90, 95, or 100% homology with the amino acid sequence of a naturally occurring PI domain of said species Y from Table 8.

In an embodiment, the altered PI domain differs by no more than 50, 40, 30, 25, 20, 15, 10, 5, 4, 3, 2, or 1 amino acid residue from the amino acid sequence of a naturally occurring PI domain of said second species from Table 8.

In an embodiment, the Cas9 core domain comprises a S. aureus core domain and altered PI domain comprises: an A. denitrificans PI domain; a C. jejuni PI domain; a H. mustelae PI domain; or an altered PI domain of species X PI domain, wherein species X is selected from Table 12.

In an embodiment, the Cas9 core domain comprises a S. pyogenes core domain and the altered PI domain comprises: an A. denitrificans PI domain; a C. jejuni PI domain; a H. mustelae PI domain; or an altered PI domain of species X PI domain, wherein species X is selected from Table 12.

In an embodiment, the Cas9 core domain comprises a C. jejuni core domain and the altered PI domain comprises: an A. denitrificans PI domain; a H. mustelae PI domain; or an altered PI domain of species X PI domain, wherein species X is selected from Table 12.

In an embodiment, the Cas9 molecule or Cas9 polypeptide further comprises a linker disposed between said Cas9 core domain and said altered PI domain.

In an embodiment, the linker comprises: a linker described elsewhere herein disposed between the Cas9 core domain and the heterologous PI domain. Suitable linkers are further described in Section V.

Exemplary altered PI domains for use in Syn-Cas9 molecules are described in Tables 11 and 12. The sequences for the 83 Cas9 orthologs referenced in Tables 11 and 12 are provided in Table 8. Table 10 provides the Cas9 orthologs with known PAM sequences and the corresponding RKR motif.

In an embodiment, a Syn-Cas9 molecule or Syn-Cas9 polypeptide may also be size-optimized, e.g., the Syn-Cas9 molecule or Syn-Cas9 polypeptide comprises one or more deletions, and optionally one or more linkers disposed between the amino acid residues flanking the deletions. In an embodiment, a Syn-Cas9 molecule or Syn-Cas9 polypeptide comprises a REC deletion.

Size-Optimized Cas9 Molecules and Cas9 Polypeptides

Engineered Cas9 molecules and engineered Cas9 polypeptides described herein include a Cas9 molecule or Cas9 polypeptide comprising a deletion that reduces the size of the molecule while still retaining desired Cas9 properties, e.g., essentially native conformation, Cas9 nuclease activity, and/or target nucleic acid molecule recognition. Provided herein are Cas9 molecules or Cas9 polypeptides comprising one or more deletions and optionally one or more linkers, wherein a linker is disposed between the amino acid residues that flank the deletion. Methods for identifying suitable deletions in a reference Cas9 molecule, methods for generating Cas9 molecules with a deletion and a linker, and methods for using such Cas9 molecules will be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art upon review of this document.

A Cas9 molecule, e.g., a S. aureus, S. pyogenes, or C. jejuni, Cas9 molecule, having a deletion is smaller, e.g., has reduced number of amino acids, than the corresponding naturally-occurring Cas9 molecule. The smaller size of the Cas9 molecules allows increased flexibility for delivery methods, and thereby increases utility for genome-editing. A Cas9 molecule or Cas9 polypeptide can comprise one or more deletions that do not substantially affect or decrease the activity of the resultant Cas9 molecules or Cas9 polypeptides described herein. Activities that are retained in the Cas9 molecules or Cas9 polypeptides comprising a deletion as described herein include one or more of the following:

a nickase activity, i.e., the ability to cleave a single strand, e.g., the non-complementary strand or the complementary strand, of a nucleic acid molecule; a double stranded nuclease activity, i.e., the ability to cleave both strands of a double stranded nucleic acid and create a double stranded break, which in an embodiment is the presence of two nickase activities;

an endonuclease activity;

an exonuclease activity;

a helicase activity, i.e., the ability to unwind the helical structure of a double stranded nucleic acid;

and recognition activity of a nucleic acid molecule, e.g., a target nucleic acid or a gRNA.

Activity of the Cas9 molecules or Cas9 polypeptides described herein can be assessed using the activity assays described herein or in the art.

Identifying Regions Suitable for Deletion

Suitable regions of Cas9 molecules for deletion can be identified by a variety of methods. Naturally-occurring orthologous Cas9 molecules from various bacterial species, e.g., any one of those listed in Table 8, can be modeled onto the crystal structure of S. pyogenes Cas9 (Nishimasu et al., Cell, 156:935-949, 2014) to examine the level of conservation across the selected Cas9 orthologs with respect to the three-dimensional conformation of the protein. Less conserved or unconserved regions that are spatially located distant from regions involved in Cas9 activity, e.g., interface with the target nucleic acid molecule and/or gRNA, represent regions or domains are candidates for deletion without substantially affecting or decreasing Cas9 activity.

REC-Optimized Cas9 Molecules and Cas9 Polypeptides

A REC-optimized Cas9 molecule, or a REC-optimized Cas9 polypeptide, as that term is used herein, refers to a Cas9 molecule or Cas9 polypeptide that comprises a deletion in one or both of the REC2 domain and the RE1_(CT) domain (collectively a REC deletion), wherein the deletion comprises at least 10% of the amino acid residues in the cognate domain. A REC-optimized Cas9 molecule or Cas9 polypeptide can be an eaCas9 molecule or eaCas9 polypeptide, or an eiCas9 molecule or eiCas9 polypeptide. An exemplary REC-optimized Cas9 molecule or REC-optimized Cas9 polypeptide comprises:

a) a deletion selected from:

-   -   i) a REC2 deletion;     -   ii) a REC1_(CT) deletion; or     -   iii) a REC1_(SUB) deletion.

Optionally, a linker is disposed between the amino acid residues that flank the deletion. In an embodiment, a Cas9 molecule or Cas9 polypeptide includes only one deletion, or only two deletions. A Cas9 molecule or Cas9 polypeptide can comprise a REC2 deletion and a REC1_(CT) deletion. A Cas9 molecule or Cas9 polypeptide can comprise a REC2 deletion and a REC1_(SUB) deletion.

Generally, the deletion will contain at least 10% of the amino acids in the cognate domain, e.g., a REC2 deletion will include at least 10% of the amino acids in the REC2 domain.

A deletion can comprise: at least 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, or 90% of the amino acid residues of its cognate domain; all of the amino acid residues of its cognate domain; an amino acid residue outside its cognate domain; a plurality of amino acid residues outside its cognate domain; the amino acid residue immediately N terminal to its cognate domain; the amino acid residue immediately C terminal to its cognate domain; the amino acid residue immediately N terminal to its cognate and the amino acid residue immediately C terminal to its cognate domain; a plurality of, e.g., up to 5, 10, 15, or 20, amino acid residues N terminal to its cognate domain; a plurality of, e.g., up to 5, 10, 15, or 20, amino acid residues C terminal to its cognate domain; a plurality of, e.g., up to 5, 10, 15, or 20, amino acid residues N terminal to its cognate domain and a plurality of e.g., up to 5, 10, 15, or 20, amino acid residues C terminal to its cognate domain.

In an embodiment, a deletion does not extend beyond: its cognate domain; the N terminal amino acid residue of its cognate domain; the C terminal amino acid residue of its cognate domain.

A REC-optimized Cas9 molecule or REC-optimized Cas9 polypeptide can include a linker disposed between the amino acid residues that flank the deletion. Any linkers known in the art that maintain the conformation or native fold of the Cas9 molecule (thereby retaining Cas9 activity) can be used between the amino acid resides that flank a REC deletion in a REC-optimized Cas9 molecule or REC-optimized Cas9 polypeptide. Linkers for use in generating recombinant proteins, e.g., multi-domain proteins, are known in the art (Chen et al., Adv Drug Delivery Rev, 65:1357-69, 2013).

In an embodiment, a REC-optimized Cas9 molecule or REC-optimized Cas9 polypeptide comprises an amino acid sequence that, other than any REC deletion and associated linker, has at least 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 99, or 100% homology with the amino acid sequence of a naturally occurring Cas9, e.g., a Cas9 molecule described in Table 8, e.g., a S. aureus Cas9 molecule, a S. pyogenes Cas9 molecule, or a C. jejuni Cas9 molecule.

In an embodiment, a REC-optimized Cas9 molecule or REC-optimized Cas9 polypeptide comprises an amino acid sequence that, other than any REC deletion and associated linker, differs by no more than 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 20, or 25, amino acid residues from the amino acid sequence of a naturally occurring Cas 9, e.g., a Cas9 molecule described in Table 8, e.g., a S. aureus Cas9 molecule, a S. pyogenes Cas9 molecule, or a C. jejuni Cas9 molecule.

In an embodiment, a REC-optimized Cas9 molecule or REC-optimized Cas9 polypeptide comprises an amino acid sequence that, other than any REC deletion and associate linker, differs by no more than 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 20, or 25% of the, amino acid residues from the amino acid sequence of a naturally occurring Cas 9, e.g., a Cas9 molecule described in Table 8, e.g., a S. aureus Cas9 molecule, a S. pyogenes Cas9 molecule, or a C. jejuni Cas9 molecule.

For sequence comparison, typically one sequence acts as a reference sequence, to which test sequences are compared. When using a sequence comparison algorithm, test and reference sequences are entered into a computer, subsequence coordinates are designated, if necessary, and sequence algorithm program parameters are designated. Default program parameters can be used, or alternative parameters can be designated. The sequence comparison algorithm then calculates the percent sequence identities for the test sequences relative to the reference sequence, based on the program parameters. Methods of alignment of sequences for comparison are well known in the art. Optimal alignment of sequences for comparison can be conducted, e.g., by the local homology algorithm of Smith and Waterman, (1970) Adv. Appl. Math. 2:482c, by the homology alignment algorithm of Needleman and Wunsch, (1970) J. Mol. Biol. 48:443, by the search for similarity method of Pearson and Lipman, (1988) Proc. Nat'l. Acad. Sci. USA 85:2444, by computerized implementations of these algorithms (GAP, BESTFIT, FASTA, and TFASTA in the Wisconsin Genetics Software Package, Genetics Computer Group, 575 Science Dr., Madison, Wis.), or by manual alignment and visual inspection (see, e.g., Brent et al., (2003) Current Protocols in Molecular Biology).

Two examples of algorithms that are suitable for determining percent sequence identity and sequence similarity are the BLAST and BLAST 2.0 algorithms, which are described in Altschul et al., (1977) Nuc. Acids Res. 25:3389-3402; and Altschul et al., (1990) J. Mol. Biol. 215:403-410, respectively. Software for performing BLAST analyses is publicly available through the National Center for Biotechnology Information.

The percent identity between two amino acid sequences can also be determined using the algorithm of E. Meyers and W. Miller, (1988) Comput. Appl. Biosci. 4:11-17) which has been incorporated into the ALIGN program (version 2.0), using a PAM120 weight residue table, a gap length penalty of 12 and a gap penalty of 4. In addition, the percent identity between two amino acid sequences can be determined using the Needleman and Wunsch (1970) J. Mol. Biol. 48:444-453) algorithm which has been incorporated into the GAP program in the GCG software package (available at www.gcg.com), using either a Blossom 62 matrix or a PAM250 matrix, and a gap weight of 16, 14, 12, 10, 8, 6, or 4 and a length weight of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6.

Sequence information for exemplary REC deletions are provided for 83 naturally-occurring Cas9 orthologs in Table 8.

The amino acid sequences of exemplary Cas9 molecules from different bacterial species are shown below.

TABLE 8 Amino Acid Sequence of Cas9 Orthologs REC2 REC1_(CT) Rec_(sub) Amino start stop # AA start stop # AA start stop # AA acid (AA (AA deleted (AA (AA deleted (AA (AA deleted Species/Composite ID sequence pos) pos) (n) pos) pos) (n) pos) pos) (n) Staphylococcus Aureus SEQ ID 126 166 41 296 352 57 296 352 57 tr|J7RUA5|J7RUA5_STAAU NO: 304 Streptococcus Pyogenes SEQ ID 176 314 139 511 592 82 511 592 82 sp|Q99ZW2|CAS9_STRP1 NO: 305 Campylobacter jejuni NCTC 11168 SEQ ID 137 181 45 316 360 45 316 360 45 gi|218563121|ref|YP_002344900.1 NO: 306 Bacteroides fragilis NCTC 9343 SEQ ID 148 339 192 524 617 84 524 617 84 gi|60683389|ref|YP_213533.1| NO: 307 Bifidobacterium bifidum S17 SEQ ID 173 335 163 516 607 87 516 607 87 gi|310286728|ref|YP_003937986. NO: 308 Veillonella atypica ACS-134-V-Col7a SEQ ID 185 339 155 574 663 79 574 663 79 gi|303229466|ref|ZP_07316256.1 NO: 309 Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG SEQ ID 169 320 152 559 645 78 559 645 78 gi|258509199|ref|YP_003171950.1 NO: 310 Filifactor alocis ATCC 35896 SEQ ID 166 314 149 508 592 76 508 592 76 gi|374307738|ref|YP_005054169.1 NO: 311 Oenococcus kitaharae DSM 17330 SEQ ID 169 317 149 555 639 80 555 639 80 gi|366983953|gb|EHN59352.1| NO: 312 Fructobacillus fructosus KCTC 3544 SEQ ID 168 314 147 488 571 76 488 571 76 gi|339625081|ref|ZP_08660870.1 NO: 313 Catenibacterium mitsuokai DSM 15897 SEQ ID 173 318 146 511 594 78 511 594 78 gi|224543312|ref|ZP_03683851.1 NO: 314 Finegoldia magna ATCC 29328 SEQ ID 168 313 146 452 534 77 452 534 77 gi|169823755|ref|YP_001691366.1 NO: 315 CoriobacteriumglomeransPW2 SEQ ID 175 318 144 511 592 82 511 592 82 gi|328956315|ref|YP_004373648.1 NO: 316 Eubacterium yurii ATCC 43715 SEQ ID 169 310 142 552 633 76 552 633 76 gi|306821691|ref|ZP_07455288.1 NO: 317 Peptoniphilus duerdenii ATCC BAA-1640 SEQ ID 171 311 141 535 615 76 535 615 76 gi|304438954|ref|ZP_07398877.1 NO: 318 Acidaminococcus sp. D21 SEQ ID 167 306 140 511 591 75 511 591 75 gi|227824983|ref|ZP_03989815.1 NO: 319 Lactobacillus farciminis KCTC 3681 SEQ ID 171 310 140 542 621 85 542 621 85 gi|336394882|ref|ZP_08576281.1 NO: 320 Streptococcus sanguinis SK49 SEQ ID 185 324 140 411 490 85 411 490 85 gi|422884106|ref|ZP_16930555.1 NO: 321 Coprococcus catus GD-7 SEQ ID 172 310 139 556 634 76 556 634 76 gi|291520705|emb|CBK78998.1| NO: 322 Streptococcus mutans UA159 SEQ ID 176 314 139 392 470 84 392 470 84 gi|24379809|ref|NP_721764.1| NO: 323 Streptococcus pyogenes M1 GAS SEQ ID 176 314 139 523 600 82 523 600 82 gi|13622193|gb|AAK33936.1| NO: 324 Streptococcus thermophilus LMD-9 SEQ ID 176 314 139 481 558 81 481 558 81 gi|116628213|ref|YP_820832.1| NO: 325 Fusobacteriumnucleatum ATCC49256 SEQ ID 171 308 138 537 614 76 537 614 76 gi|34762592|ref|ZP_00143587.1| NO: 326 Planococcus antarcticus DSM 14505 SEQ ID 162 299 138 538 614 94 538 614 94 gi|389815359|ref|ZP_10206685.1 NO: 327 Treponema denticola ATCC 35405 SEQ ID 169 305 137 524 600 81 524 600 81 gi|42525843|ref|NP_970941.1| NO: 328 Solobacterium moorei F0204 SEQ ID 179 314 136 544 619 77 544 619 77 gi|320528778|ref|ZP_08029929.1 NO: 329 Staphylococcus pseudintermedius ED99 SEQ ID 164 299 136 531 606 92 531 606 92 gi|323463801|gb|ADX75954.1| NO: 330 Flavobacterium branchiophilum FL-15 SEQ ID 162 286 125 538 613 63 538 613 63 gi|347536497|ref|YP_004843922.1 NO: 331 Ignavibacterium album JCM 16511 SEQ ID 223 329 107 357 432 90 357 432 90 gi|385811609|ref|YP_005848005.1 NO: 332 Bergeyella zoohelcum ATCC 43767 SEQ ID 165 261 97 529 604 56 529 604 56 gi|423317190|ref|ZP_17295095.1 NO: 333 Nitrobacter hamburgensis X14 SEQ ID 169 253 85 536 611 48 536 611 48 gi|92109262|ref|YP_571550.1| NO: 334 Odoribacter laneus YIT 12061 SEQ ID 164 242 79 535 610 63 535 610 63 gi|374384763|ref|ZP_09642280.1 NO: 335 Legionella pneumophila str. Paris SEQ ID 164 239 76 402 476 67 402 476 67 gi|54296138|ref|YP_122507.1| NO: 336 Bacteroides sp. 20 3 SEQ ID 198 269 72 530 604 83 530 604 83 gi|301311869|ref|ZP_07217791.1 NO: 337 Akkermansia muciniphila ATCC BAA-835 SEQ ID 136 202 67 348 418 62 348 418 62 gi|187736489|ref|YP_001878601 NO: 338 Prevotella sp. C561 SEQ ID 184 250 67 357 425 78 357 425 78 gi|345885718|ref|ZP_08837074.1 NO: 339 Wolinella succinogenes DSM 1740 SEQ ID 157 218 36 401 468 60 401 468 60 gi|34557932|ref|NP_907747.1| NO: 340 Alicyclobacillus hesperidum URH17-3-68 SEQ ID 142 196 55 416 482 61 416 482 61 gi|403744858|ref|ZP_10953934.1 NO: 341 Caenispirillum salinarum AK4 SEQ ID 161 214 54 330 393 68 330 393 68 gi|427429481|ref|ZP_18919511.1 NO: 342 Eubacterium rectale ATCC 33656 SEQ ID 133 185 53 322 384 60 322 384 60 gi|238924075|ref|YP_002937591.1 NO: 343 Mycoplasma synoviae 53 SEQ ID 187 239 53 319 381 80 319 381 80 gi|71894592|ref|YP_278700.1| NO: 344 Porphyromonas sp. oral taxon 279 str. F0450 SEQ ID 150 202 53 309 371 60 309 371 60 gi|402847315|ref|ZP_10895610.1 NO: 345 Streptococcus thermophilus LMD-9 SEQ ID 127 178 139 424 486 81 424 486 81 gi|116627542|ref|YP_820161.1| NO: 346 Roseburia inulinivorans DSM 16841 SEQ ID 154 204 51 318 380 69 318 380 69 gi|225377804|ref|ZP_03755025.1 NO: 347 Methylosinus trichosporium OB3b SEQ ID 144 193 50 426 488 64 426 488 64 gi|296446027|ref|ZP_06887976.1 NO: 348 Ruminococcus albus 8 SEQ ID 139 187 49 351 412 55 351 412 55 gi|325677756|ref|ZP_08157403.1 NO: 349 Bifidobacterium longum DJO10A SEQ ID 183 230 48 370 431 44 370 431 44 gi|189440764|ref|YP_001955845 NO: 350 Enterococcus faecalis TX0012 SEQ ID 123 170 48 327 387 60 327 387 60 gi|315149830|gb|EFT93846.1| NO: 351 Mycoplasma mobile 163K SEQ ID 179 226 48 314 374 79 314 374 79 gi|47458868|ref|YP_015730.1| NO: 352 Actinomyces coleocanis DSM 15436 SEQ ID 147 193 47 358 418 40 358 418 40 gi|227494853|ref|ZP_03925169.1 NO: 353 Dinoroseobacter shibae DFL 12 SEQ ID 138 184 47 338 398 48 338 398 48 gi|159042956|ref|YP_001531750.1 NO: 354 Actinomyces sp. oral taxon 180 str. F0310 SEQ ID 183 228 46 349 409 40 349 409 40 gi|315605738|ref|ZP_07880770.1 NO: 355 Alcanivorax sp. W11-5 SEQ ID 139 183 45 344 404 61 344 404 61 gi|407803669|ref|ZP_11150502.1 NO: 356 Aminomonas paucivorans DSM 12260 SEQ ID 134 178 45 341 401 63 341 401 63 gi|312879015|ref|ZP_07738815.1 NO: 357 Mycoplasma canis PG 14 SEQ ID 139 183 45 319 379 76 319 379 76 gi|384393286|gb|EIE39736.1| NO: 358 Lactobacillus coryniformis KCTC 3535 SEQ ID 141 184 44 328 387 61 328 387 61 gi|336393381|ref|ZP_08574780.1 NO: 359 Elusimicrobium minutum Pei191 SEQ ID 177 219 43 322 381 47 322 381 47 gi|187250660|ref|YP_001875142.1 NO: 360 Neisseria meningitidis Z2491 SEQ ID 147 189 43 360 419 61 360 419 61 gi|218767588|ref|YP_002342100.1 NO: 361 Pasteurella multocida str. Pm70 SEQ ID 139 181 43 319 378 61 319 378 61 gi|15602992|ref|NP_246064.1| NO: 362 Rhodovulum sp. PH10 SEQ ID 141 183 43 319 378 48 319 378 48 gi|402849997|ref|ZP_10898214.1 NO: 363 Eubacterium dolichum DSM 3991 SEQ ID 131 172 42 303 361 59 303 361 59 gi|160915782|ref|ZP_02077990.1 NO: 364 Nitratifractor salsuginis DSM 16511 SEQ ID 143 184 42 347 404 61 347 404 61 gi|319957206|ref|YP_004168469.1 NO: 365 Rhodospirillum rubrum ATCC 11170 SEQ ID 139 180 42 314 371 55 314 371 55 gi|83591793|ref|YP_425545.1| NO: 366 Clostridium cellulolyticum H10 SEQ ID 137 176 40 320 376 61 320 376 61 gi|220930482|ref|YP_002507391.1 NO: 367 Helicobacter mustelae 12198 SEQ ID 148 187 40 298 354 48 298 354 48 gi|291276265|ref|YP_003516037.1 NO: 368 Ilyobacter polytropus DSM 2926 SEQ ID 134 173 40 462 517 63 462 517 63 gi|310780384|ref|YP_003968716.1 NO: 369 Sphaerochaeta globus str. Buddy SEQ ID 163 202 40 335 389 45 335 389 45 gi|325972003|ref|YP_004248194.1 NO: 370 Staphylococcus lugdunensis M23590 SEQ ID 128 167 40 337 391 57 337 391 57 gi|315659848|ref|ZP_07912707.1 NO: 371 Treponema sp. JC4 SEQ ID 144 183 40 328 382 63 328 382 63 gi|384109266|ref|ZP_10010146.1 NO: 372 uncultured delta proteobacterium SEQ ID 154 193 40 313 365 55 313 365 55 HF0070 07E19 NO: 373 gi|297182908|gb|ADI19058.1| Alicycliphilus denitrificans K601 SEQ ID 140 178 39 317 366 48 317 366 48 gi|330822845|ref|YP_004386148.1 NO: 374 Azospirillum sp. B510 SEQ ID 205 243 39 342 389 46 342 389 46 gi|288957741|ref|YP_003448082.1 NO: 375 Bradyrhizobium sp. BTAi1 SEQ ID 143 181 39 323 370 48 323 370 48 gi|148255343|ref|YP_001239928.1 NO: 376 Parvibaculum lavamentivorans DS-1 SEQ ID 138 176 39 327 374 58 327 374 58 gi|154250555|ref|YP_001411379.1 NO: 377 Prevotella timonensis CRIS 5C-B1 SEQ ID 170 208 39 328 375 61 328 375 61 gi|282880052|ref|ZP_06288774.1 NO: 378 Bacillus smithii 7 3 47FAA SEQ ID 134 171 38 401 448 63 401 448 63 gi|365156657|ref|ZP_09352959.1 NO: 379 Cand. Puniceispirillum marinum IMCC1322 SEQ ID 135 172 38 344 391 53 344 391 53 gi|294086111|ref|YP_003552871.1 NO: 380 Barnesiella intestinihominis YIT 11860 SEQ ID 140 176 37 371 417 60 371 417 60 gi|404487228|ref|ZP_11022414.1 NO: 381 Ralstonia syzygii R24 SEQ ID 140 176 37 395 440 50 395 440 50 gi|344171927|emb|CCA84553.1| NO: 382 Wolinella succinogenes DSM 1740 SEQ ID 145 180 36 348 392 60 348 392 60 gi|34557790|ref|NP_907605.1| NO: 383 Mycoplasma gallisepticum str. F SEQ ID 144 177 34 373 416 71 373 416 71 gi|284931710|gb|ADC31648.1| NO: 384 Acidothermus cellulolyticus 11B SEQ ID 150 182 33 341 380 58 341 380 58 gi|117929158|ref|YP_873709.1| NO: 385 Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae SC01 SEQ ID 156 184 29 381 420 62 381 420 62 gi|363542550|ref|ZP_09312133.1 NO: 386

TABLE 9 Amino Acid Sequence of Cas9 Core Domains Cas9 Start (AA pos) Cas9 Stop (AA pos) Start and Stop numbers refer to the Strain Name sequence in Table 7 Staphylococcus Aureus 1 772 Streptococcus Pyogenes 1 1099 Campulobacter Jejuni 1 741

TABLE 10 Identified PAM sequences and corresponding RKR motifs RKR PAM sequence motif Strain Name (NA) (AA) Streptococcus pyogenes NGG RKR Streptococcus mutans NGG RKR Streptococcus NGGNG RYR thermophilus A Treponema denticola NAAAAN VAK Streptococcus NNAAAAW IYK thermophilus B Campylobacter jejuni NNNNACA NLK Pasteurella multocida GNNNCNNA KDG Neisseria meningitidis NNNNGATT or IGK Staphylococcus aureus NNGRRV (R = A or G; NDK V = A, G or C) NNGRRT (R = A or G) PI domains are provided in Tables 11 and 12.

TABLE 11 Altered PI Domains PI Start PI Stop (AA (AA pos) pos) Start and Stop numbers refer to the sequences in Length of PI RKR Strain Name Table 100 (AA) motif (AA) Alicycliphilus 837 1029 193 --Y denitrificans K601 Campylobacter 741 984 244 -NG jejuni NCTC 11168 Helicobacter 771 1024 254 -NQ mustelae 12198

TABLE 12 Other Altered PI Domains PI Start PI Stop (AA (AA pos) pos) Start and Stop numbers refer to the sequences in Length of PI Strain Name Table 7 (AA) RKR motif (AA) Akkermansia muciniphila ATCC BAA-835 871 1101 231 ALK Ralstonia syzygii R24 821 1062 242 APY Cand. Puniceispirillum marinum IMCC1322 815 1035 221 AYK Fructobacillus fructosus KCTC 3544 1074 1323 250 DGN Eubacterium yurii ATCC 43715 1107 1391 285 DGY Eubacterium dolichum DSM 3991 779 1096 318 DKK Dinoroseobacter shibae DFL 12 851 1079 229 DPI Clostridium cellulolyticum H10 767 1021 255 EGK Pasteurella multocida str. Pm70 815 1056 242 ENN Mycoplasma canis PG 14 907 1233 327 EPK Porphyromonas sp. oral taxon 279 str. F0450 935 1197 263 EPT Filifactor alocis ATCC 35896 1094 1365 272 EVD Aminomonas paucivorans DSM 12260 801 1052 252 EVY Wolinella succinogenes DSM 1740 1034 1409 376 EYK Oenococcus kitaharae DSM 17330 1119 1389 271 GAL Coriobacterium glomerans PW2 1126 1384 259 GDR Peptoniphilus duerdenii ATCC BAA-1640 1091 1364 274 GDS Bifidobacterium bifidum S17 1138 1420 283 GGL Alicyclobacillus hesperidum URH17-3-68 876 1146 271 GGR Roseburia inulinivorans DSM 16841 895 1152 258 GGT Actinomyces coleocanis DSM 15436 843 1105 263 GKK Odoribacter laneus YIT 12061 1103 1498 396 GKV Coprococcus catus GD-7 1063 1338 276 GNQ Enterococcus faecalis TX0012 829 1150 322 GRK Bacillus smithii 7 3 47FAA 809 1088 280 GSK Legionella pneumophila str. Paris 1021 1372 352 GTM Bacteroides fragilis NCTC 9343 1140 1436 297 IPV Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae SC01 923 1265 343 IRI Actinomyces sp. oral taxon 180 str. F0310 895 1181 287 KEK Treponema sp. JC4 832 1062 231 KIS Fusobacteriumnucleatum ATCC49256 1073 1374 302 KKV Lactobacillus farciminis KCTC 3681 1101 1356 256 KKV Nitratifractor salsuginis DSM 16511 840 1132 293 KMR Lactobacillus coryniformis KCTC 3535 850 1119 270 KNK Mycoplasma mobile 163K 916 1236 321 KNY Flavobacterium branchiophilum FL-15 1182 1473 292 KQK Prevotella timonensis CRIS 5C-B1 957 1218 262 KQQ Methylosinus trichosporium OB3b 830 1082 253 KRP Prevotella sp. C561 1099 1424 326 KRY Mycoplasma gallisepticum str. F 911 1269 359 KTA Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG 1077 1363 287 KYG Wolinella succinogenes DSM 1740 811 1059 249 LPN Streptococcus thermophilus LMD-9 1099 1388 290 MLA Treponema denticola ATCC 35405 1092 1395 304 NDS Bergeyella zoohelcum ATCC 43767 1098 1415 318 NEK Veillonella atypica ACS-134-V-Col7a 1107 1398 292 NGF Neisseria meningitidis Z2491 835 1082 248 NHN Ignavibacterium album JCM 16511 1296 1688 393 NKK Ruminococcus albus 8 853 1156 304 NNF Streptococcus thermophilus LMD-9 811 1121 311 NNK Barnesiella intestinihominis YIT 11860 871 1153 283 NPV Azospirillum sp. B510 911 1168 258 PFH Rhodospirillum rubrum ATCC 11170 863 1173 311 PRG Planococcus antarcticus DSM 14505 1087 1333 247 PYY Staphylococcus pseudintermedius ED99 1073 1334 262 QIV Alcanivorax sp. W11-5 843 1113 271 RIE Bradyrhizobium sp. BTAi1 811 1064 254 RIY Streptococcus pyogenes M1 GAS 1099 1368 270 RKR Streptococcus mutans UA159 1078 1345 268 RKR Streptococcus Pyogenes 1099 1368 270 RKR Bacteroides sp. 20 3 1147 1517 371 RNI S. aureus 772 1053 282 RNK Solobacterium moorei F0204 1062 1327 266 RSG Finegoldia magna ATCC 29328 1081 1348 268 RTE uncultured delta proteobacterium HF0070 07E19 770 1011 242 SGG Acidaminococcus sp. D21 1064 1358 295 SIG Eubacterium rectale ATCC 33656 824 1114 291 SKK Caenispirillum salinarum AK4 1048 1442 395 SLV Acidothermus cellulolyticus 11B 830 1138 309 SPS Catenibacterium mitsuokai DSM 15897 1068 1329 262 SPT Parvibaculum lavamentivorans DS-1 827 1037 211 TGN Staphylococcus lugdunensis M23590 772 1054 283 TKK Streptococcus sanguinis SK49 1123 1421 299 TRM Elusimicrobium minutum Pei191 910 1195 286 TTG Nitrobacter hamburgensis X14 914 1166 253 VAY Mycoplasma synoviae 53 991 1314 324 VGF Sphaerochaeta globus str. Buddy 877 1179 303 VKG Ilyobacter polytropus DSM 2926 837 1092 256 VNG Rhodovulum sp. PH10 821 1059 239 VPY Bifidobacterium longum DJO10A 904 1187 284 VRK

Amino Acid Sequences Described in Table 8:

SEQ ID NO: 304 MKRNYILGLDIGITSVGYGIIDYETRDVIDAGVRLFKEANVENNEGRRSKRGARRLKRRRRHRI QRVKKLLFDYNLLTDHSELSGINPYEARVKGLSQKLSEEEFSAALLHLAKRRGVHNVNEVEEDT GNELSTKEQISRNSKALEEKYVAELQLERLKKDGEVRGSINRFKTSDYVKEAKQLLKVQKAYHQ LDQSFIDTYIDLLETRRTYYEGPGEGSPFGWKDIKEWYEMLMGHCTYFPEELRSVKYAYNADLY NALNDLNNLVITRDENEKLEYYEKFQIIENVFKQKKKPTLKQIAKEILVNEEDIKGYRVTSTGK PEFTNLKVYHDIKDITARKEIIENAELLDQIAKILTIYQSSEDIQEELTNLNSELTQEEIEQIS NLKGYTGTHNLSLKAINLILDELWHTNDNQIAIFNRLKLVPKKVDLSQQKEIPTTLVDDFILSP VVKRSFIQSIKVINAIIKKYGLPNDIIIELAREKNSKDAQKMINEMQKRNRQTNERIEEIIRTT GKENAKYLIEKIKLHDMQEGKCLYSLEAIPLEDLLNNPFNYEVDHIIPRSVSFDNSFNNKVLVK QEENSKKGNRTPFQYLSSSDSKISYETFKKHILNLAKGKGRISKTKKEYLLEERDINRFSVQKD FINRNLVDTRYATRGLMNLLRSYFRVNNLDVKVKSINGGFTSFLRRKWKFKKERNKGYKHHAED ALIIANADFIFKEWKKLDKAKKVMENQMFEEKQAESMPEIETEQEYKEIFITPHQIKHIKDFKD YKYSHRVDKKPNRELINDTLYSTRKDDKGNTLIVNNLNGLYDKDNDKLKKLINKSPEKLLMYHH DPQTYQKLKLIMEQYGDEKNPLYKYYEETGNYLTKYSKKDNGPVIKKIKYYGNKLNAHLDITDD YPNSRNKVVKLSLKPYRFDVYLDNGVYKFVTVKNLDVIKKENYYEVNSKCYEEAKKLKKISNQA EFIASFYNNDLIKINGELYRVIGVNNDLLNRIEVNMIDITYREYLENMNDKRPPRIIKTIASKT QSIKKYSTDILGNLYEVKSKKHPQIIKKG SEQ ID NO: 305 MDKKYSIGLDIGTNSVGWAVITDEYKVPSKKFKVLGNTDRHSIKKNLIGALLFDSGETAEATRL KRTARRRYTRRKNRICYLQEIFSNEMAKVDDSFFHRLEESFLVEEDKKHERHPIFGNIVDEVAY HEKYPTIYHLRKKLVDSTDKADLRLIYLALAHMIKFRGHFLIEGDLNPDNSDVDKLFIQLVQTY NQLFEENPINASGVDAKAILSARLSKSRRLENLIAQLPGEKKNGLFGNLIALSLGLTPNFKSNF DLAEDAKLQLSKDTYDDDLDNLLAQIGDQYADLFLAAKNLSDAILLSDILRVNTEITKAPLSAS MIKRYDEHHQDLTLLKALVRQQLPEKYKEIFFDQSKNGYAGYIDGGASQEEFYKFIKPILEKMD GTEELLVKLNREDLLRKQRTFDNGSIPHQIHLGELHAILRRQEDFYPFLKDNREKIEKILTFRI PYYVGPLARGNSRFAWMTRKSEETITPWNFEEVVDKGASAQSFIERMTNFDKNLPNEKVLPKHS LLYEYFTVYNELTKVKYVTEGMRKPAFLSGEQKKAIVDLLFKTNRKVTVKQLKEDYFKKIECFD SVEISGVEDRFNASLGTYHDLLKIIKDKDFLDNEENEDILEDIVLTLTLFEDREMIEERLKTYA HLFDDKVMKQLKRRRYTGWGRLSRKLINGIRDKQSGKTILDFLKSDGFANRNFMQLIHDDSLTF KEDIQKAQVSGQGDSLHEHIANLAGSPAIKKGILQTVKVVDELVKVMGRHKPENIVIEMARENQ TTQKGQKNSRERMKRIEEGIKELGSQILKEHPVENTQLQNEKLYLYYLQNGRDMYVDQELDINR LSDYDVDHIVPQSFLKDDSIDNKVLTRSDKNRGKSDNVPSEEVVKKMKNYWRQLLNAKLITQRK FDNLTKAERGGLSELDKAGFIKRQLVETRQITKHVAQILDSRMNTKYDENDKLIREVKVITLKS KLVSDFRKDFQFYKVREINNYHHAHDAYLNAVVGTALIKKYPKLESEFVYGDYKVYDVRKMIAK SEQEIGKATAKYFFYSNIMNFFKTEITLANGEIRKRPLIETNGETGEIVWDKGRDFATVRKVLS MPQVNIVKKTEVQTGGFSKESILPKRNSDKLIARKKDWDPKKYGGFDSPTVAYSVLVVAKVEKG KSKKLKSVKELLGITIMERSSFEKNPIDFLEAKGYKEVKKDLIIKLPKYSLFELENGRKRMLAS AGELQKGNELALPSKYVNFLYLASHYEKLKGSPEDNEQKQLFVEQHKHYLDEIIEQISEFSKRV ILADANLDKVLSAYNKHRDKPIREQAENIIHLFTLTNLGAPAAFKYFDTTIDRKRYTSTKEVLD ATLIHQSITGLYETRIDLSQLGGD SEQ ID NO: 306 MARILAFDIGISSIGWAFSENDELKDCGVRIFTKVENPKTGESLALPRRLARSARKRLARRKAR LNHLKHLIANEFKLNYEDYQSFDESLAKAYKGSLISPYELRFRALNELLSKQDFARVILHIAKR RGYDDIKNSDDKEKGAILKAIKQNEEKLANYQSVGEYLYKEYFQKFKENSKEFTNVRNKKESYE RCIAQSFLKDELKLIFKKQREFGFSFSKKFEEEVLSVAFYKRALKDFSHLVGNCSFFTDEKRAP KNSPLAFMFVALTRIINLLNNLKNTEGILYTKDDLNALLNEVLKNGTLTYKQTKKLLGLSDDYE FKGEKGTYFIEFKKYKEFIKALGEHNLSQDDLNEIAKDITLIKDEIKLKKALAKYDLNQNQIDS LSKLEFKDHLNISFKALKLVTPLMLEGKKYDEACNELNLKVAINEDKKDFLPAFNETYYKDEVT NPVVLRAIKEYRKVLNALLKKYGKVHKINIELAREVGKNHSQRAKIEKEQNENYKAKKDAELEC EKLGLKINSKNILKLRLFKEQKEFCAYSGEKIKISDLQDEKMLEIDHIYPYSRSFDDSYMNKVL VFTKQNQEKLNQTPFEAFGNDSAKWQKIEVLAKNLPTKKQKRILDKNYKDKEQKNFKDRNLNDT RYIARLVLNYTKDYLDFLPLSDDENTKLNDTQKGSKVHVEAKSGMLTSALRHTWGFSAKDRNNH LHHAIDAVIIAYANNSIVKAFSDFKKEQESNSAELYAKKISELDYKNKRKFFEPFSGFRQKVLD KIDEIFVSKPERKKPSGALHEETFRKEEEFYQSYGGKEGVLKALELGKIRKVNGKIVKNGDMFR VDIFKHKKTNKFYAVPIYTMDFALKVLPNKAVARSKKGEIKDWILMDENYEFCFSLYKDSLILI QTKDMQEPEFVYYNAFTSSTVSLIVSKHDNKFETLSKNQKILFKNANEKEVIAKSIGIQNLKVF EKYIVSALGEVTKAEFRQREDFKK SEQ ID NO: 307 MKRILGLDLGTNSIGWALVNEAENKDERSSIVKLGVRVNPLTVDELTNFEKGKSITTNADRTLK RGMRRNLQRYKLRRETLTEVLKEHKLITEDTILSENGNRTTFETYRLRAKAVTEEISLEEFARV LLMINKKRGYKSSRKAKGVEEGTLIDGMDIARELYNNNLTPGELCLQLLDAGKKFLPDFYRSDL QNELDRIWEKQKEYYPEILTDVLKEELRGKKRDAVWAICAKYFVWKENYTEWNKEKGKTEQQER EHKLEGIYSKRKRDEAKRENLQWRVNGLKEKLSLEQLVIVFQEMNTQINNSSGYLGAISDRSKE LYFNKQTVGQYQMEMLDKNPNASLRNMVFYRQDYLDEFNMLWEKQAVYHKELTEELKKEIRDII IFYQRRLKSQKGLIGFCEFESRQIEVDIDGKKKIKTVGNRVISRSSPLFQEFKIWQILNNIEVT VVGKKRKRRKLKENYSALFEELNDAEQLELNGSRRLCQEEKELLAQELFIRDKMTKSEVLKLLF DNPQELDLNFKTIDGNKTGYALFQAYSKMIEMSGHEPVDFKKPVEKVVEYIKAVFDLLNWNTDI LGFNSNEELDNQPYYKLWHLLYSFEGDNTPTGNGRLIQKMTELYGFEKEYATILANVSFQDDYG SLSAKAIHKILPHLKEGNRYDVACVYAGYRHSESSLTREEIANKVLKDRLMLLPKNSLHNPVVE KILNQMVNVINVIIDIYGKPDEIRVELARELKKNAKEREELTKSIAQTTKAHEEYKTLLQTEFG LTNVSRTDILRYKLYKELESCGYKTLYSNTYISREKLFSKEFDIEHIIPQARLFDDSFSNKTLE ARSVNIEKGNKTAYDFVKEKFGESGADNSLEHYLNNIEDLFKSGKISKTKYNKLKMAEQDIPDG FIERDLRNTQYIAKKALSMLNEISHRVVATSGSVTDKLREDWQLIDVMKELNWEKYKALGLVEY FEDRDGRQIGRIKDWTKRNDHRHHAMDALTVAFTKDVFIQYFNNKNASLDPNANEHAIKNKYFQ NGRAIAPMPLREFRAEAKKHLENTLISIKAKNKVITGNINKTRKKGGVNKNMQQTPRGQLHLET IYGSGKQYLTKEEKVNASFDMRKIGTVSKSAYRDALLKRLYENDNDPKKAFAGKNSLDKQPIWL DKEQMRKVPEKVKIVTLEAIYTIRKEISPDLKVDKVIDVGVRKILIDRLNEYGNDAKKAFSNLD KNPIWLNKEKGISIKRVTISGISNAQSLHVKKDKDGKPILDENGRNIPVDFVNTGNNHHVAVYY RPVIDKRGQLVVDEAGNPKYELEEVVVSFFEAVTRANLGLPIIDKDYKTTEGWQFLFSMKQNEY FVFPNEKTGFNPKEIDLLDVENYGLISPNLFRVQKFSLKNYVFRHHLETTIKDTSSILRGITWI DFRSSKGLDTIVKVRVNHIGQIVSVGEY SEQ ID NO: 308 MSRKNYVDDYAISLDIGNASVGWSAFTPNYRLVRAKGHELIGVRLFDPADTAESRRMARTTRRR YSRRRWRLRLLDALFDQALSEIDPSFLARRKYSWVHPDDENNADCWYGSVLFDSNEQDKRFYEK YPTIYHLRKALMEDDSQHDIREIYLAIHHMVKYRGNFLVEGTLESSNAFKEDELLKLLGRITRY EMSEGEQNSDIEQDDENKLVAPANGQLADALCATRGSRSMRVDNALEALSAVNDLSREQRAIVK AIFAGLEGNKLDLAKIFVSKEFSSENKKILGIYFNKSDYEEKCVQIVDSGLLDDEEREFLDRMQ GQYNAIALKQLLGRSTSVSDSKCASYDAHRANWNLIKLQLRTKENEKDINENYGILVGWKIDSG QRKSVRGESAYENMRKKANVFFKKMIETSDLSETDKNRLIHDIEEDKLFPIQRDSDNGVIPHQL HQNELKQIIKKQGKYYPFLLDAFEKDGKQINKIEGLLTFRVPYFVGPLVVPEDLQKSDNSENHW MVRKKKGEITPWNFDEMVDKDASGRKFIERLVGTDSYLLGEPTLPKNSLLYQEYEVLNELNNVR LSVRTGNHWNDKRRMRLGREEKTLLCQRLFMKGQTVTKRTAENLLRKEYGRTYELSGLSDESKF TSSLSTYGKMCRIFGEKYVNEHRDLMEKIVELQTVFEDKETLLHQLRQLEGISEADCALLVNTH YTGWGRLSRKLLTTKAGECKISDDFAPRKHSIIEIMRAEDRNLMEIITDKQLGFSDWIEQENLG AENGSSLMEVVDDLRVSPKVKRGIIQSIRLIDDISKAVGKRPSRIFLELADDIQPSGRTISRKS RLQDLYRNANLGKEFKGIADELNACSDKDLQDDRLFLYYTQLGKDMYTGEELDLDRLSSAYDID HIIPQAVTQNDSIDNRVLVARAENARKTDSFTYMPQIADRMRNFWQILLDNGLISRVKFERLTR QNEFSEREKERFVQRSLVETRQIMKNVATLMRQRYGNSAAVIGLNAELTKEMHRYLGFSHKNRD INDYHHAQDALCVGIAGQFAANRGFFADGEVSDGAQNSYNQYLRDYLRGYREKLSAEDRKQGRA FGFIVGSMRSQDEQKRVNPRTGEVVWSEEDKDYLRKVMNYRKMLVTQKVGDDFGALYDETRYAA TDPKGIKGIPFDGAKQDTSLYGGFSSAKPAYAVLIESKGKTRLVNVTMQEYSLLGDRPSDDELR KVLAKKKSEYAKANILLRHVPKMQLIRYGGGLMVIKSAGELNNAQQLWLPYEEYCYFDDLSQGK GSLEKDDLKKLLDSILGSVQCLYPWHRFTEEELADLHVAFDKLPEDEKKNVITGIVSALHADAK TANLSIVGMTGSWRRMNNKSGYTFSDEDEFIFQSPSGLFEKRVTVGELKRKAKKEVNSKYRTNE KRLPTLSGASQP SEQ ID NO: 309 METQTSNQLITSHLKDYPKQDYFVGLDIGTNSVGWAVTNTSYELLKFHSHKMWGSRLFEEGESA VTRRGFRSMRRRLERRKLRLKLLEELFADAMAQVDSTFFIRLHESKYHYEDKTTGHSSKHILFI DEDYTDQDYFTEYPTIYHLRKDLMENGTDDIRKLFLAVHHILKYRGNFLYEGATFNSNAFTFED VLKQALVNITFNCFDTNSAISSISNILMESGKTKSDKAKAIERLVDTYTVFDEVNTPDKPQKEQ VKEDKKTLKAFANLVLGLSANLIDLFGSVEDIDDDLKKLQIVGDTYDEKRDELAKVWGDEIHII DDCKSVYDAIILMSIKEPGLTISQSKVKAFDKHKEDLVILKSLLKLDRNVYNEMFKSDKKGLHN YVHYIKQGRTEETSCSREDFYKYTKKIVEGLADSKDKEYILNEIELQTLLPLQRIKDNGVIPYQ LHLEELKVILDKCGPKFPFLHTVSDGFSVTEKLIKMLEFRIPYYVGPLNTHHNIDNGGFSWAVR KQAGRVTPWNFEEKIDREKSAAAFIKNLTNKCTYLFGEDVLPKSSLLYSEFMLLNELNNVRIDG KALAQGVKQHLIDSIFKQDHKKMTKNRIELFLKDNNYITKKHKPEITGLDGEIKNDLTSYRDMV RILGNNFDVSMAEDIITDITIFGESKKMLRQTLRNKFGSQLNDETIKKLSKLRYRDWGRLSKKL LKGIDGCDKAGNGAPKTIIELMRNDSYNLMEILGDKFSFMECIEEENAKLAQGQVVNPHDIIDE LALSPAVKRAVWQALRIVDEVAHIKKALPSRIFVEVARTNKSEKKKKDSRQKRLSDLYSAIKKD DVLQSGLQDKEFGALKSGLANYDDAALRSKKLYLYYTQMGRCAYTGNIIDLNQLNTDNYDIDHI YPRSLTKDDSFDNLVLCERTANAKKSDIYPIDNRIQTKQKPFWAFLKHQGLISERKYERLTRIA PLTADDLSGFIARQLVETNQSVKATTTLLRRLYPDIDVVFVKAENVSDFRHNNNFIKVRSLNHH HHAKDAYLNIVVGNVYHEKFTRNFRLFFKKNGANRTYNLAKMFNYDVICTNAQDGKAWDVKTSM NTVKKMMASNDVRVTRRLLEQSGALADATIYKASVAAKAKDGAYIGMKTKYSVFADVTKYGGMT KIKNAYSIIVQYTGKKGEEIKEIVPLPIYLINRNATDIELIDYVKSVIPKAKDISIKYRKLCIN QLVKVNGFYYYLGGKTNDKIYIDNAIELVVPHDIATYIKLLDKYDLLRKENKTLKASSITTSIY NINTSTVVSLNKVGIDVFDYFMSKLRTPLYMKMKGNKVDELSSTGRSKFIKMTLEEQSIYLLEV LNLLTNSKTTFDVKPLGITGSRSTIGVKIHNLDEFKIINESITGLYSNEVTIV SEQ ID NO: 310 MTKLNQPYGIGLDIGSNSIGFAVVDANSHLLRLKGETAIGARLFREGQSAADRRGSRTTRRRLS RTRWRLSFLRDFFAPHITKIDPDFFLRQKYSEISPKDKDRFKYEKRLFNDRTDAEFYEDYPSMY HLRLHLMTHTHKADPREIFLAIHHILKSRGHFLTPGAAKDFNTDKVDLEDIFPALTEAYAQVYP DLELTFDLAKADDFKAKLLDEQATPSDTQKALVNLLLSSDGEKEIVKKRKQVLTEFAKAITGLK TKFNLALGTEVDEADASNWQFSMGQLDDKWSNIETSMTDQGTEIFEQIQELYRARLLNGIVPAG MSLSQAKVADYGQHKEDLELFKTYLKKLNDHELAKTIRGLYDRYINGDDAKPFLREDFVKALTK EVTAHPNEVSEQLLNRMGQANFMLKQRTKANGAIPIQLQQRELDQIIANQSKYYDWLAAPNPVE AHRWKMPYQLDELLNFHIPYYVGPLITPKQQAESGENVFAWMVRKDPSGNITPYNFDEKVDREA SANTFIQRMKTTDTYLIGEDVLPKQSLLYQKYEVLNELNNVRINNECLGTDQKQRLIREVFERH SSVTIKQVADNLVAHGDFARRPEIRGLADEKRFLSSLSTYHQLKEILHEAIDDPTKLLDIENII TWSTVFEDHTIFETKLAEIEWLDPKKINELSGIRYRGWGQFSRKLLDGLKLGNGHTVIQELMLS NHNLMQILADETLKETMTELNQDKLKTDDIEDVINDAYTSPSNKKALRQVLRVVEDIKHAANGQ DPSWLFIETADGTGTAGKRTQSRQKQIQTVYANAAQELIDSAVRGELEDKIADKASFTDRLVLY FMQGGRDIYTGAPLNIDQLSHYDIDHILPQSLIKDDSLDNRVLVNATINREKNNVFASTLFAGK MKATWRKWHEAGLISGRKLRNLMLRPDEIDKFAKGFVARQLVETRQIIKLTEQIAAAQYPNTKI IAVKAGLSHQLREELDFPKNRDVNHYHHAFDAFLAARIGTYLLKRYPKLAPFFTYGEFAKVDVK KFREFNFIGALTHAKKNIIAKDTGEIVWDKERDIRELDRIYNFKRMLITHEVYFETADLFKQTI YAAKDSKERGGSKQLIPKKQGYPTQVYGGYTQESGSYNALVRVAEADTTAYQVIKISAQNASKI ASANLKSREKGKQLLNEIVVKQLAKRRKNWKPSANSFKIVIPRFGMGTLFQNAKYGLFMVNSDT YYRNYQELWLSRENQKLLKKLFSIKYEKTQMNHDALQVYKAIIDQVEKFFKLYDINQFRAKLSD AIERFEKLPINTDGNKIGKTETLRQILIGLQANGTRSNVKNLGIKTDLGLLQVGSGIKLDKDTQ IVYQSPSGLFKRRIPLADL SEQ ID NO: 311 MTKEYYLGLDVGTNSVGWAVTDSQYNLCKFKKKDMWGIRLFESANTAKDRRLQRGNRRRLERKK QRIDLLQEIFSPEICKIDPTFFIRLNESRLHLEDKSNDFKYPLFIEKDYSDIEYYKEFPTIFHL RKHLIESEEKQDIRLIYLALHNIIKTRGHFLIDGDLQSAKQLRPILDTFLLSLQEEQNLSVSLS ENQKDEYEEILKNRSIAKSEKVKKLKNLFEISDELEKEEKKAQSAVIENFCKFIVGNKGDVCKF LRVSKEELEIDSFSFSEGKYEDDIVKNLEEKVPEKVYLFEQMKAMYDWNILVDILETEEYISFA KVKQYEKHKTNLRLLRDIILKYCTKDEYNRMFNDEKEAGSYTAYVGKLKKNNKKYWIEKKRNPE EFYKSLGKLLDKIEPLKEDLEVLTMMIEECKNHTLLPIQKNKDNGVIPHQVHEVELKKILENAK KYYSFLTETDKDGYSVVQKIESIFRFRIPYYVGPLSTRHQEKGSNVWMVRKPGREDRIYPWNME EIIDFEKSNENFITRMTNKCTYLIGEDVLPKHSLLYSKYMVLNELNNVKVRGKKLPTSLKQKVF EDLFENKSKVTGKNLLEYLQIQDKDIQIDDLSGFDKDFKTSLKSYLDFKKQIFGEEIEKESIQN MIEDIIKWITIYGNDKEMLKRVIRANYSNQLTEEQMKKITGFQYSGWGNFSKMFLKGISGSDVS TGETFDIITAMWETDNNLMQILSKKFTFMDNVEDFNSGKVGKIDKITYDSTVKEMFLSPENKRA VWQTIQVAEEIKKVMGCEPKKIFIEMARGGEKVKKRTKSRKAQLLELYAACEEDCRELIKEIED RDERDFNSMKLFLYYTQFGKCMYSGDDIDINELIRGNSKWDRDHIYPQSKIKDDSIDNLVLVNK TYNAKKSNELLSEDIQKKMHSFWLSLLNKKLITKSKYDRLTRKGDFTDEELSGFIARQLVETRQ STKAIADIFKQIYSSEVVYVKSSLVSDFRKKPLNYLKSRRVNDYHHAKDAYLNIVVGNVYNKKF TSNPIQWMKKNRDTNYSLNKVFEHDVVINGEVIWEKCTYHEDTNTYDGGTLDRIRKIVERDNIL YTEYAYCEKGELFNATIQNKNGNSTVSLKKGLDVKKYGGYFSANTSYFSLIEFEDKKGDRARHI IGVPIYIANMLEHSPSAFLEYCEQKGYQNVRILVEKIKKNSLLIINGYPLRIRGENEVDTSFKR AIQLKLDQKNYELVRNIEKFLEKYVEKKGNYPIDENRDHITHEKMNQLYEVLLSKMKKFNKKGM ADPSDRIEKSKPKFIKLEDLIDKINVINKMLNLLRCDNDTKADLSLIELPKNAGSFVVKKNTIG KSKIILVNQSVTGLYENRREL SEQ ID NO: 312 MARDYSVGLDIGTSSVGWAAIDNKYHLIRAKSKNLIGVRLFDSAVTAEKRRGYRTTRRRLSRRH WRLRLLNDIFAGPLTDFGDENFLARLKYSWVHPQDQSNQAHFAAGLLFDSKEQDKDFYRKYPTI YHLRLALMNDDQKHDLREVYLAIHHLVKYRGHFLIEGDVKADSAFDVHTFADAIQRYAESNNSD ENLLGKIDEKKLSAALTDKHGSKSQRAETAETAFDILDLQSKKQIQAILKSVVGNQANLMAIFG LDSSAISKDEQKNYKFSFDDADIDEKIADSEALLSDTEFEFLCDLKAAFDGLTLKMLLGDDKTV SAAMVRRFNEHQKDWEYIKSHIRNAKNAGNGLYEKSKKFDGINAAYLALQSDNEDDRKKAKKIF QDEISSADIPDDVKADFLKKIDDDQFLPIQRTKNNGTIPHQLHRNELEQIIEKQGIYYPFLKDT YQENSHELNKITALINFRVPYYVGPLVEEEQKIADDGKNIPDPTNHWMVRKSNDTITPWNLSQV VDLDKSGRRFIERLTGTDTYLIGEPTLPKNSLLYQKFDVLQELNNIRVSGRRLDIRAKQDAFEH LFKVQKTVSATNLKDFLVQAGYISEDTQIEGLADVNGKNFNNALTTYNYLVSVLGREFVENPSN EELLEEITELQTVFEDKKVLRRQLDQLDGLSDHNREKLSRKHYTGWGRISKKLLTTKIVQNADK IDNQTFDVPRMNQSIIDTLYNTKMNLMEIINNAEDDFGVRAWIDKQNTTDGDEQDVYSLIDELA GPKEIKRGIVQSFRILDDITKAVGYAPKRVYLEFARKTQESHLTNSRKNQLSTLLKNAGLSELV TQVSQYDAAALQNDRLYLYFLQQGKDMYSGEKLNLDNLSNYDIDHIIPQAYTKDNSLDNRVLVS NITNRRKSDSSNYLPALIDKMRPFWSVLSKQGLLSKHKFANLTRTRDFDDMEKERFIARSLVET RQIIKNVASLIDSHFGGETKAVAIRSSLTADMRRYVDIPKNRDINDYHHAFDALLFSTVGQYTE NSGLMKKGQLSDSAGNQYNRYIKEWIHAARLNAQSQRVNPFGFVVGSMRNAAPGKLNPETGEIT PEENADWSIADLDYLHKVMNFRKITVTRRLKDQKGQLYDESRYPSVLHDAKSKASINFDKHKPV DLYGGFSSAKPAYAALIKFKNKFRLVNVLRQWTYSDKNSEDYILEQIRGKYPKAEMVLSHIPYG QLVKKDGALVTISSATELHNFEQLWLPLADYKLINTLLKTKEDNLVDILHNRLDLPEMTIESAF YKAFDSILSFAFNRYALHQNALVKLQAHRDDFNALNYEDKQQTLERILDALHASPASSDLKKIN LSSGFGRLFSPSHFTLADTDEFIFQSVTGLFSTQKTVAQLYQETK SEQ ID NO: 313 MVYDVGLDIGTGSVGWVALDENGKLARAKGKNLVGVRLFDTAQTAADRRGFRTTRRRLSRRKWR LRLLDELFSAEINEIDSSFFQRLKYSYVHPKDEENKAHYYGGYLFPTEEETKKFHRSYPTIYHL RQELMAQPNKRFDIREIYLAIHHLVKYRGHFLSSQEKITIGSTYNPEDLANAIEVYADEKGLSW ELNNPEQLTEIISGEAGYGLNKSMKADEALKLFEFDNNQDKVAIKTLLAGLTGNQIDFAKLFGK DISDKDEAKLWKLKLDDEALEEKSQTILSQLTDEEIELFHAVVQAYDGFVLIGLLNGADSVSAA MVQLYDQHREDRKLLKSLAQKAGLKHKRFSEIYEQLALATDEATIKNGISTARELVEESNLSKE VKEDTLRRLDENEFLPKQRTKANSVIPHQLHLAELQKILQNQGQYYPFLLDTFEKEDGQDNKIE ELLRFRIPYYVGPLVTKKDVEHAGGDADNHWVERNEGFEKSRVTPWNFDKVFNRDKAARDFIER LTGNDTYLIGEKTLPQNSLRYQLFTVLNELNNVRVNGKKFDSKTKADLINDLFKARKTVSLSAL KDYLKAQGKGDVTITGLADESKFNSSLSSYNDLKKTFDAEYLENEDNQETLEKIIEIQTVFEDS KIASRELSKLPLDDDQVKKLSQTHYTGWGRLSEKLLDSKIIDERGQKVSILDKLKSTSQNFMSI INNDKYGVQAWITEQNTGSSKLTFDEKVNELTTSPANKRGIKQSFAVLNDIKKAMKEEPRRVYL EFAREDQTSVRSVPRYNQLKEKYQSKSLSEEAKVLKKTLDGNKNKMSDDRYFLYFQQQGKDMYT GRPINFERLSQDYDIDHIIPQAFTKDDSLDNRVLVSRPENARKSDSFAYTDEVQKQDGSLWTSL LKSGFINRKKYERLTKAGKYLDGQKTGFIARQLVETRQIIKNVASLIEGEYENSKAVAIRSEIT ADMRLLVGIKKHREINSFHHAFDALLITAAGQYMQNRYPDRDSTNVYNEFDRYTNDYLKNLRQL SSRDEVRRLKSFGFVVGTMRKGNEDWSEENTSYLRKVMMFKNILTTKKTEKDRGPLNKETIFSP KSGKKLIPLNSKRSDTALYGGYSNVYSAYMTLVRANGKNLLIKIPISIANQIEVGNLKINDYIV NNPAIKKFEKILISKLPLGQLVNEDGNLIYLASNEYRHNAKQLWLSTTDADKIASISENSSDEE LLEAYDILTSENVKNRFPFFKKDIDKLSQVRDEFLDSDKRIAVIQTILRGLQIDAAYQAPVKII SKKVSDWHKLQQSGGIKLSDNSEMIYQSATGIFETRVKISDLL SEQ ID NO: 314 IVDYCIGLDLGTGSVGWAVVDMNHRLMKRNGKHLWGSRLFSNAETAANRRASRSIRRRYNKRRE RIRLLRAILQDMVLEKDPTFFIRLEHTSFLDEEDKAKYLGTDYKDNYNLFIDEDFNDYTYYHKY PTIYHLRKALCESTEKADPRLIYLALHHIVKYRGNFLYEGQKFNMDASNIEDKLSDIFTQFTSF NNIPYEDDEKKNLEILEILKKPLSKKAKVDEVMTLIAPEKDYKSAFKELVTGIAGNKMNVTKMI LCEPIKQGDSEIKLKFSDSNYDDQFSEVEKDLGEYVEFVDALHNVYSWVELQTIMGATHTDNAS ISEAMVSRYNKHHDDLKLLKDCIKNNVPNKYFDMFRNDSEKSKGYYNYINRPSKAPVDEFYKYV KKCIEKVDTPEAKQILNDIELENFLLKQNSRTNGSVPYQMQLDEMIKIIDNQAEYYPILKEKRE QLLSILTFRIPYYFGPLNETSEHAWIKRLEGKENQRILPWNYQDIVDVDATAEGFIKRMRSYCT YFPDEEVLPKNSLIVSKYEVYNELNKIRVDDKLLEVDVKNDIYNELFMKNKTVTEKKLKNWLVN NQCCSKDAEIKGFQKENQFSTSLTPWIDFTNIFGKIDQSNFDLIENIIYDLTVFEDKKIMKRRL KKKYALPDDKVKQILKLKYKDWSRLSKKLLDGIVADNRFGSSVTVLDVLEMSRLNLMEIINDKD LGYAQMIEEATSCPEDGKFTYEEVERLAGSPALKRGIWQSLQIVEEITKVMKCRPKYIYIEFER SEEAKERTESKIKKLENVYKDLDEQTKKEYKSVLEELKGFDNTKKISSDSLFLYFTQLGKCMYS GKKLDIDSLDKYQIDHIVPQSLVKDDSFDNRVLVVPSENQRKLDDLVVPFDIRDKMYRFWKLLF DHELISPKKFYSLIKTEYTERDEERFINRQLVETRQITKNVTQIIEDHYSTTKVAAIRANLSHE FRVKNHIYKNRDINDYHHAHDAYIVALIGGFMRDRYPNMHDSKAVYSEYMKMFRKNKNDQKRWK DGFVINSMNYPYEVDGKLIWNPDLINEIKKCFYYKDCYCTTKLDQKSGQLFNLTVLSNDAHADK GVTKAVVPVNKNRSDVHKYGGFSGLQYTIVAIEGQKKKGKKTELVKKISGVPLHLKAASINEKI NYIEEKEGLSDVRIIKDNIPVNQMIEMDGGEYLLTSPTEYVNARQLVLNEKQCALIADIYNAIY KQDYDNLDDILMIQLYIELTNKMKVLYPAYRGIAEKFESMNENYVVISKEEKANIIKQMLIVMH RGPQNGNIVYDDFKISDRIGRLKTKNHNLNNIVFISQSPTGIYTKKYKL SEQ ID NO: 315 MKSEKKYYIGLDVGTNSVGWAVTDEFYNILRAKGKDLWGVRLFEKADTAANTRIFRSGRRRNDR KGMRLQILREIFEDEIKKVDKDFYDRLDESKFWAEDKKVSGKYSLFNDKNFSDKQYFEKFPTIF HLRKYLMEEHGKVDIRYYFLAINQMMKRRGHFLIDGQISHVTDDKPLKEQLILLINDLLKIELE EELMDSIFEILADVNEKRTDKKNNLKELIKGQDFNKQEGNILNSIFESIVTGKAKIKNIISDED ILEKIKEDNKEDFVLTGDSYEENLQYFEEVLQENITLFNTLKSTYDFLILQSILKGKSTLSDAQ VERYDEHKKDLEILKKVIKKYDEDGKLFKQVFKEDNGNGYVSYIGYYLNKNKKITAKKKISNIE FTKYVKGILEKQCDCEDEDVKYLLGKIEQENFLLKQISSINSVIPHQIHLFELDKILENLAKNY PSFNNKKEEFTKIEKIRKTFTFRIPYYVGPLNDYHKNNGGNAWIFRNKGEKIRPWNFEKIVDLH KSEEEFIKRMLNQCTYLPEETVLPKSSILYSEYMVLNELNNLRINGKPLDTDVKLKLIEELFKK KTKVTLKSIRDYMVRNNFADKEDFDNSEKNLEIASNMKSYIDFNNILEDKFDVEMVEDLIEKIT IHTGNKKLLKKYIEETYPDLSSSQIQKIINLKYKDWGRLSRKLLDGIKGTKKETEKTDTVINFL RNSSDNLMQIIGSQNYSFNEYIDKLRKKYIPQEISYEVVENLYVSPSVKKMIWQVIRVTEEITK VMGYDPDKIFIEMAKSEEEKKTTISRKNKLLDLYKAIKKDERDSQYEKLLTGLNKLDDSDLRSR KLYLYYTQMGRDMYTGEKIDLDKLFDSTHYDKDHIIPQSMKKDDSIINNLVLVNKNANQTTKGN IYPVPSSIRNNPKIYNYWKYLMEKEFISKEKYNRLIRNTPLTNEELGGFINRQLVETRQSTKAI KELFEKFYQKSKIIPVKASLASDLRKDMNTLKSREVNDLHHAHDAFLNIVAGDVWNREFTSNPI NYVKENREGDKVKYSLSKDFTRPRKSKGKVIWTPEKGRKLIVDTLNKPSVLISNESHVKKGELF NATIAGKKDYKKGKIYLPLKKDDRLQDVSKYGGYKAINGAFFFLVEHTKSKKRIRSIELFPLHL LSKFYEDKNTVLDYAINVLQLQDPKIIIDKINYRTEIIIDNFSYLISTKSNDGSITVKPNEQMY WRVDEISNLKKIENKYKKDAILTEEDRKIMESYIDKIYQQFKAGKYKNRRTTDTIIEKYEIIDL DTLDNKQLYQLLVAFISLSYKTSNNAVDFTVIGLGTECGKPRITNLPDNTYLVYKSITGIYEKR IRIK SEQ ID NO: 316 MKLRGIEDDYSIGLDMGTSSVGWAVTDERGTLAHFKRKPTWGSRLFREAQTAAVARMPRGQRRR YVRRRWRLDLLQKLFEQQMEQADPDFFIRLRQSRLLRDDRAEEHADYRWPLFNDCKFTERDYYQ RFPTIYHVRSWLMETDEQADIRLIYLALHNIVKHRGNFLREGQSLSAKSARPDEALNHLRETLR VWSSERGFECSIADNGSILAMLTHPDLSPSDRRKKIAPLFDVKSDDAAADKKLGIALAGAVIGL KTEFKNIFGDFPCEDSSIYLSNDEAVDAVRSACPDDCAELFDRLCEVYSAYVLQGLLSYAPGQT ISANMVEKYRRYGEDLALLKKLVKIYAPDQYRMFFSGATYPGTGIYDAAQARGYTKYNLGPKKS EYKPSESMQYDDFRKAVEKLFAKTDARADERYRMMMDRFDKQQFLRRLKTSDNGSIYHQLHLEE LKAIVENQGRFYPFLKRDADKLVSLVSFRIPYYVGPLSTRNARTDQHGENRFAWSERKPGMQDE PIFPWNWESIIDRSKSAEKFILRMTGMCTYLQQEPVLPKSSLLYEEFCVLNELNGAHWSIDGDD EHRFDAADREGIIEELFRRKRTVSYGDVAGWMERERNQIGAHVCGGQGEKGFESKLGSYIFFCK DVFKVERLEQSDYPMIERIILWNTLFEDRKILSQRLKEEYGSRLSAEQIKTICKKRFTGWGRLS EKFLTGITVQVDEDSVSIMDVLREGCPVSGKRGRAMVMMEILRDEELGFQKKVDDFNRAFFAEN AQALGVNELPGSPAVRRSLNQSIRIVDEIASIAGKAPANIFIEVTRDEDPKKKGRRTKRRYNDL KDALEAFKKEDPELWRELCETAPNDMDERLSLYFMQRGKCLYSGRAIDIHQLSNAGIYEVDHII PRTYVKDDSLENKALVYREENQRKTDMLLIDPEIRRRMSGYWRMLHEAKLIGDKKFRNLLRSRI DDKALKGFIARQLVETGQMVKLVRSLLEARYPETNIISVKASISHDLRTAAELVKCREANDFHH AHDAFLACRVGLFIQKRHPCVYENPIGLSQVVRNYVRQQADIFKRCRTIPGSSGFIVNSFMTSG FDKETGEIFKDDWDAEAEVEGIRRSLNFRQCFISRMPFEDHGVFWDATIYSPRAKKTAALPLKQ GLNPSRYGSFSREQFAYFFIYKARNPRKEQTLFEFAQVPVRLSAQIRQDENALERYARELAKDQ GLEFIRIERSKILKNQLIEIDGDRLCITGKEEVRNACELAFAQDEMRVIRMLVSEKPVSRECVI SLFNRILLHGDQASRRLSKQLKLALLSEAFSEASDNVQRNVVLGLIAIFNGSTNMVNLSDIGGS KFAGNVRIKYKKELASPKVNVHLIDQSVTGMFERRTKIGL SEQ ID NO: 317 MENKQYYIGLDVGTNSVGWAVTDTSYNLLRAKGKDMWGARLFEKANTAAERRTKRTSRRRSERE KARKAMLKELFADEINRVDPSFFIRLEESKFFLDDRSENNRQRYTLFNDATFTDKDYYEKYKTI FHLRSALINSDEKFDVRLVFLAILNLFSHRGHFLNASLKGDGDIQGMDVFYNDLVESCEYFEIE LPRITNIDNFEKILSQKGKSRTKILEELSEELSISKKDKSKYNLIKLISGLEASVVELYNIEDI QDENKKIKIGFRESDYEESSLKVKEIIGDEYFDLVERAKSVHDMGLLSNIIGNSKYLCEARVEA YENHHKDLLKIKELLKKYDKKAYNDMFRKMTDKNYSAYVGSVNSNIAKERRSVDKRKIEDLYKY IEDTALKNIPDDNKDKIEILEKIKLGEFLKKQLTASNGVIPNQLQSRELRAILKKAENYLPFLK EKGEKNLTVSEMIIQLFEFQIPYYVGPLDKNPKKDNKANSWAKIKQGGRILPWNFEDKVDVKGS RKEFIEKMVRKCTYISDEHTLPKQSLLYEKFMVLNEINNIKIDGEKISVEAKQKIYNDLFVKGK KVSQKDIKKELISLNIMDKDSVLSGTDTVCNAYLSSIGKFTGVFKEEINKQSIVDMIEDIIFLK TVYGDEKRFVKEEIVEKYGDEIDKDKIKRILGFKFSNWGNLSKSFLELEGADVGTGEVRSIIQS LWETNFNLMELLSSRFTYMDELEKRVKKLEKPLSEWTIEDLDDMYLSSPVKRMIWQSMKIVDEI QTVIGYAPKRIFVEMTRSEGEKVRTKSRKDRLKELYNGIKEDSKQWVKELDSKDESYFRSKKMY LYYLQKGRCMYSGEVIELDKLMDDNLYDIDHIYPRSFVKDDSLDNLVLVKKEINNRKQNDPITP QIQASCQGFWKILHDQGFMSNEKYSRLTRKTQEFSDEEKLSFINRQIVETGQATKCMAQILQKS MGEDVDVVFSKARLVSEFRHKFELFKSRLINDFHHANDAYLNIVVGNSYFVKFTRNPANFIKDA RKNPDNPVYKYHMDRFFERDVKSKSEVAWIGQSEGNSGTIVIVKKTMAKNSPLITKKVEEGHGS ITKETIVGVKEIKFGRNKVEKADKTPKKPNLQAYRPIKTSDERLCNILRYGGRTSISISGYCLV EYVKKRKTIRSLEAIPVYLGRKDSLSEEKLLNYFRYNLNDGGKDSVSDIRLCLPFISTNSLVKI DGYLYYLGGKNDDRIQLYNAYQLKMKKEEVEYIRKIEKAVSMSKFDEIDREKNPVLTEEKNIEL YNKIQDKFENTVFSKRMSLVKYNKKDLSFGDFLKNKKSKFEEIDLEKQCKVLYNIIFNLSNLKE VDLSDIGGSKSTGKCRCKKNITNYKEFKLIQQSITGLYSCEKDLMTI SEQ ID NO: 318 MKNLKEYYIGLDIGTASVGWAVTDESYNIPKFNGKKMWGVRLFDDAKTAEERRTQRGSRRRLNR RKERINLLQDLFATEISKVDPNFFLRLDNSDLYREDKDEKLKSKYTLFNDKDFKDRDYHKKYPT IHHLIMDLIEDEGKKDIRLLYLACHYLLKNRGHFIFEGQKFDTKNSFDKSINDLKIHLRDEYNI DLEFNNEDLIEIITDTTLNKTNKKKELKNIVGDTKFLKAISAIMIGSSQKLVDLFEDGEFEETT VKSVDFSTTAFDDKYSEYEEALGDTISLLNILKSIYDSSILENLLKDADKSKDGNKYISKAFVK KFNKHGKDLKTLKRIIKKYLPSEYANIFRNKSINDNYVAYTKSNITSNKRTKASKFTKQEDFYK FIKKHLDTIKETKLNSSENEDLKLIDEMLTDIEFKTFIPKLKSSDNGVIPYQLKLMELKKILDN QSKYYDFLNESDEYGTVKDKVESIMEFRIPYYVGPLNPDSKYAWIKRENTKITPWNFKDIVDLD SSREEFIDRLIGRCTYLKEEKVLPKASLIYNEFMVLNELNNLKLNEFLITEEMKKAIFEELFKT KKKVTLKAVSNLLKKEFNLTGDILLSGTDGDFKQGLNSYIDFKNIIGDKVDRDDYRIKIEEIIK LIVLYEDDKTYLKKKIKSAYKNDFTDDEIKKIAALNYKDWGRLSKRFLTGIEGVDKTTGEKGSI IYFMREYNLNLMELMSGHYTFTEEVEKLNPVENRELCYEMVDELYLSPSVKRMLWQSLRVVDEI KRIIGKDPKKIFIEMARAKEAKNSRKESRKNKLLEFYKFGKKAFINEIGEERYNYLLNEINSEE ESKFRWDNLYLYYTQLGRCMYSLEPIDLADLKSNNIYDQDHIYPKSKIYDDSLENRVLVKKNLN HEKGNQYPIPEKVLNKNAYGFWKILFDKGLIGQKKYTRLTRRTPFEERELAEFIERQIVETRQA TKETANLLKNICQDSEIVYSKAENASRFRQEFDIIKCRTVNDLHHMHDAYLNIVVGNVYNTKFT KNPLNFIKDKDNVRSYNLENMFKYDVVRGSYTAWIADDSEGNVKAATIKKVKRELEGKNYRFTR MSYIGTGGLYDQNLMRKGKGQIPQKENTNKSNIEKYGGYNKASSAYFALIESDGKAGRERTLET IPIMVYNQEKYGNTEAVDKYLKDNLELQDPKILKDKIKINSLIKLDGFLYNIKGKTGDSLSIAG SVQLIVNKEEQKLIKKMDKFLVKKKDNKDIKVTSFDNIKEEELIKLYKTLSDKLNNGIYSNKRN NQAKNISEALDKFKEISIEEKIDVLNQIILLFQSYNNGCNLKSIGLSAKTGVVFIPKKLNYKEC KLINQSITGLFENEVDLLNL SEQ ID NO: 319 MGKMYYLGLDIGTNSVGYAVTDPSYHLLKFKGEPMWGAHVFAAGNQSAERRSFRTSRRRLDRRQ QRVKLVQEIFAPVISPIDPRFFIRLHESALWRDDVAETDKHIFFNDPTYTDKEYYSDYPTIHHL IVDLMESSEKHDPRLVYLAVAWLVAHRGHFLNEVDKDNIGDVLSFDAFYPEFLAFLSDNGVSPW VCESKALQATLLSRNSVNDKYKALKSLIFGSQKPEDNFDANISEDGLIQLLAGKKVKVNKLFPQ ESNDASFTLNDKEDAIEEILGTLTPDECEWIAHIRRLFDWAIMKHALKDGRTISESKVKLYEQH HHDLTQLKYFVKTYLAKEYDDIFRNVDSETTKNYVAYSYHVKEVKGTLPKNKATQEEFCKYVLG KVKNIECSEADKVDFDEMIQRLTDNSFMPKQVSGENRVIPYQLYYYELKTILNKAASYLPFLTQ CGKDAISNQDKLLSIMTFRIPYFVGPLRKDNSEHAWLERKAGKIYPWNFNDKVDLDKSEEAFIR RMTNTCTYYPGEDVLPLDSLIYEKFMILNEINNIRIDGYPISVDVKQQVFGLFEKKRRVTVKDI QNLLLSLGALDKHGKLTGIDTTIHSNYNTYHHFKSLMERGVLTRDDVERIVERMTYSDDTKRVR LWLNNNYGTLTADDVKHISRLRKHDFGRLSKMFLTGLKGVHKETGERASILDFMWNTNDNLMQL LSECYTFSDEITKLQEAYYAKAQLSLNDFLDSMYISNAVKRPIYRTLAVVNDIRKACGTAPKRI FIEMARDGESKKKRSVTRREQIKNLYRSIRKDFQQEVDFLEKILENKSDGQLQSDALYLYFAQL GRDMYTGDPIKLEHIKDQSFYNIDHIYPQSMVKDDSLDNKVLVQSEINGEKSSRYPLDAAIRNK MKPLWDAYYNHGLISLKKYQRLTRSTPFTDDEKWDFINRQLVETRQSTKALAILLKRKFPDTEI VYSKAGLSSDFRHEFGLVKSRNINDLHHAKDAFLAIVTGNVYHERFNRRWFMVNQPYSVKTKTL FTHSIKNGNFVAWNGEEDLGRIVKMLKQNKNTIHFTRFSFDRKEGLFDIQPLKASTGLVPRKAG LDVVKYGGYDKSTAAYYLLVRFTLEDKKTQHKLMMIPVEGLYKARIDHDKEFLTDYAQTTISEI LQKDKQKVINIMFPMGTRHIKLNSMISIDGFYLSIGGKSSKGKSVLCHAMVPLIVPHKIECYIK AMESFARKFKENNKLRIVEKFDKITVEDNLNLYELFLQKLQHNPYNKFFSTQFDVLTNGRSTFT KLSPEEQVQTLLNILSIFKTCRSSGCDLKSINGSAQAARIMISADLTGLSKKYSDIRLVEQSAS GLFVSKSQNLLEYL SEQ ID NO: 320 MTKKEQPYNIGLDIGTSSVGWAVTNDNYDLLNIKKKNLWGVRLFEEAQTAKETRLNRSTRRRYR RRKNRINWLNEIFSEELAKTDPSFLIRLQNSWVSKKDPDRKRDKYNLFIDGPYTDKEYYREFPT IFHLRKELILNKDKADIRLIYLALHNILKYRGNFTYEHQKFNISNLNNNLSKELIELNQQLIKY DISFPDDCDWNHISDILIGRGNATQKSSNILKDFTLDKETKKLLKEVINLILGNVAHLNTIFKT SLTKDEEKLNFSGKDIESKLDDLDSILDDDQFTVLDAANRIYSTITLNEILNGESYFSMAKVNQ YENHAIDLCKLRDMWHTTKNEEAVEQSRQAYDDYINKPKYGTKELYTSLKKFLKVALPTNLAKE AEEKISKGTYLVKPRNSENGVVPYQLNKIEMEKIIDNQSQYYPFLKENKEKLLSILSFRIPYYV GPLQSAEKNPFAWMERKSNGHARPWNFDEIVDREKSSNKFIRRMTVTDSYLVGEPVLPKNSLIY QRYEVLNELNNIRITENLKTNPIGSRLTVETKQRIYNELFKKYKKVTVKKLTKWLIAQGYYKNP ILIGLSQKDEFNSTLTTYLDMKKIFGSSFMEDNKNYDQIEELIEWLTIFEDKQILNEKLHSSKY SYTPDQIKKISNMRYKGWGRLSKKILMDITTETNTPQLLQLSNYSILDLMWATNNNFISIMSND KYDFKNYIENHNLNKNEDQNISDLVNDIHVSPALKRGITQSIKIVQEIVKFMGHAPKHIFIEVT RETKKSEITTSREKRIKRLQSKLLNKANDFKPQLREYLVPNKKIQEELKKHKNDLSSERIMLYF LQNGKSLYSEESLNINKLSDYQVDHILPRTYIPDDSLENKALVLAKENQRKADDLLLNSNVIDR NLERWTYMLNNNMIGLKKFKNLTRRVITDKDKLGFIHRQLVQTSQMVKGVANILDNMYKNQGTT CIQARANLSTAFRKALSGQDDTYHFKHPELVKNRNVNDFHHAQDAYLASFLGTYRLRRFPTNEM LLMNGEYNKFYGQVKELYSKKKKLPDSRKNGFIISPLVNGTTQYDRNTGEIIWNVGFRDKILKI FNYHQCNVTRKTEIKTGQFYDQTIYSPKNPKYKKLIAQKKDMDPNIYGGFSGDNKSSITIVKID NNKIKPVAIPIRLINDLKDKKTLQNWLEENVKHKKSIQIIKNNVPIGQIIYSKKVGLLSLNSDR EVANRQQLILPPEHSALLRLLQIPDEDLDQILAFYDKNILVEILQELITKMKKFYPFYKGEREF LIANIENFNQATTSEKVNSLEELITLLHANSTSAHLIFNNIEKKAFGRKTHGLTLNNTDFIYQS VTGLYETRIHIE SEQ ID NO: 321 MTKFNKNYSIGLDIGVSSVGYAVVTEDYRVPAFKFKVLGNTEKEKIKKNLIGSTTFVSAQPAKG TRVFRVNRRRIDRRNHRITYLRDIFQKEIEKVDKNFYRRLDESFRVLGDKSEDLQIKQPFFGDK ELETAYHKKYPTIYHLRKHLADADKNSPVADIREVYMAISHILKYRGHFLTLDKINPNNINMQN SWIDFIESCQEVFDLEISDESKNIADIFKSSENRQEKVKKILPYFQQELLKKDKSIFKQLLQLL FGLKTKFKDCFELEEEPDLNFSKENYDENLENFLGSLEEDFSDVFAKLKVLRDTILLSGMLTYT GATHARFSATMVERYEEHRKDLQRFKFFIKQNLSEQDYLDIFGRKTQNGFDVDKETKGYVGYIT NKMVLTNPQKQKTIQQNFYDYISGKITGIEGAEYFLNKISDGTFLRKLRTSDNGAIPNQIHAYE LEKIIERQGKDYPFLLENKDKLLSILTFKIPYYVGPLAKGSNSRFAWIKRATSSDILDDNDEDT RNGKIRPWNYQKLINMDETRDAFITNLIGNDIILLNEKVLPKRSLIYEEVMLQNELTRVKYKDK YGKAHFFDSELRQNIINGLFKNNSKRVNAKSLIKYLSDNHKDLNAIEIVSGVEKGKSFNSTLKT YNDLKTIFSEELLDSEIYQKELEEIIKVITVFDDKKSIKNYLTKFFGHLEILDEEKINQLSKLR YSGWGRYSAKLLLDIRDEDTGFNLLQFLRNDEENRNLTKLISDNTLSFEPKIKDIQSKSTIEDD IFDEIKKLAGSPAIKRGILNSIKIVDELVQIIGYPPHNIVIEMARENMTTEEGQKKAKTRKTKL ESALKNIENSLLENGKVPHSDEQLQSEKLYLYYLQNGKDMYTLDKTGSPAPLYLDQLDQYEVDH IIPYSFLPIDSIDNKVLTHRENNQQKLNNIPDKETVANMKPFWEKLYNAKLISQTKYQRLTTSE RTPDGVLTESMKAGFIERQLVETRQIIKHVARILDNRFSDTKIITLKSQLITNFRNTFHIAKIR ELNDYHHAHDAYLAVVVGQTLLKVYPKLAPELIYGHHAHFNRHEENKATLRKHLYSNIMRFFNN PDSKVSKDIWDCNRDLPIIKDVIYNSQINFVKRTMIKKGAFYNQNPVGKFNKQLAANNRYPLKT KALCLDTSIYGGYGPMNSALSIIIIAERFNEKKGKIETVKEFHDIFIIDYEKFNNNPFQFLNDT SENGFLKKNNINRVLGFYRIPKYSLMQKIDGTRMLFESKSNLHKATQFKLTKTQNELFFHMKRL LTKSNLMDLKSKSAIKESQNFILKHKEEFDNISNQLSAFSQKMLGNTTSLKNLIKGYNERKIKE IDIRDETIKYFYDNFIKMFSFVKSGAPKDINDFFDNKCTVARMRPKPDKKLLNATLIHQSITGL YETRIDLSKLGED SEQ ID NO: 322 MKQEYFLGLDMGTGSLGWAVTDSTYQVMRKHGKALWGTRLFESASTAEERRMFRTARRRLDRRN WRIQVLQEIFSEEISKVDPGFFLRMKESKYYPEDKRDAEGNCPELPYALFVDDNYTDKNYHKDY PTIYHLRKMLMETTEIPDIRLVYLVLHHMMKHRGHFLLSGDISQIKEFKSTFEQLIQNIQDEEL EWHISLDDAAIQFVEHVLKDRNLTRSTKKSRLIKQLNAKSACEKAILNLLSGGTVKLSDIFNNK ELDESERPKVSFADSGYDDYIGIVEAELAEQYYIIASAKAVYDWSVLVEILGNSVSISEAKIKV YQKHQADLKTLKKIVRQYMTKEDYKRVFVDTEEKLNNYSAYIGMTKKNGKKVDLKSKQCTQADF YDFLKKNVIKVIDHKEITQEIESEIEKENFLPKQVTKDNGVIPYQVHDYELKKILDNLGTRMPF IKENAEKIQQLFEFRIPYYVGPLNRVDDGKDGKFTWSVRKSDARIYPWNFTEVIDVEASAEKFI RRMTNKCTYLVGEDVLPKDSLVYSKFMVLNELNNLRLNGEKISVELKQRIYEELFCKYRKVTRK KLERYLVIEGIAKKGVEITGIDGDFKASLTAYHDFKERLTDVQLSQRAKEAIVLNVVLFGDDKK LLKQRLSKMYPNLTTGQLKGICSLSYQGWGRLSKTFLEEITVPAPGTGEVWNIMTALWQTNDNL MQLLSRNYGFTNEVEEFNTLKKETDLSYKTVDELYVSPAVKRQIWQTLKVVKEIQKVMGNAPKR VFVEMAREKQEGKRSDSRKKQLVELYRACKNEERDWITELNAQSDQQLRSDKLFLYYIQKGRCM YSGETIQLDELWDNTKYDIDHIYPQSKTMDDSLNNRVLVKKNYNAIKSDTYPLSLDIQKKMMSF WKMLQQQGFITKEKYVRLVRSDELSADELAGFIERQIVETRQSTKAVATILKEALPDTEIVYVK AGNVSNFRQTYELLKVREMNDLHHAKDAYLNIVVGNAYFVKFTKNAAWFIRNNPGRSYNLKRMF EFDIERSGEIAWKAGNKGSIVTVKKVMQKNNILVTRKAYEVKGGLFDQQIMKKGKGQVPIKGND ERLADIEKYGGYNKAAGTYFMLVKSLDKKGKEIRTIEFVPLYLKNQIEINHESAIQYLAQERGL NSPEILLSKIKIDTLFKVDGFKMWLSGRTGNQLIFKGANQLILSHQEAAILKGVVKYVNRKNEN KDAKLSERDGMTEEKLLQLYDTFLDKLSNTVYSIRLSAQIKTLTEKRAKFIGLSNEDQCIVLNE ILHMFQCQSGSANLKLIGGPGSAGILVMNNNITACKQISVINQSPTGIYEKEIDLIKL SEQ ID NO: 323 MKKPYSIGLDIGTNSVGWAVVTDDYKVPAKKMKVLGNTDKSHIEKNLLGALLFDSGNTAEDRRL KRTARRRYTRRRNRILYLQEIFSEEMGKVDDSFFHRLEDSFLVTEDKRGERHPIFGNLEEEVKY HENFPTIYHLRQYLADNPEKVDLRLVYLALAHIIKFRGHFLIEGKFDTRNNDVQRLFQEFLAVY DNTFENSSLQEQNVQVEEILTDKISKSAKKDRVLKLFPNEKSNGRFAEFLKLIVGNQADFKKHF ELEEKAPLQFSKDTYEEELEVLLAQIGDNYAELFLSAKKLYDSILLSGILTVTDVGTKAPLSAS MIQRYNEHQMDLAQLKQFIRQKLSDKYNEVFSDVSKDGYAGYIDGKTNQEAFYKYLKGLLNKIE GSGYFLDKIEREDFLRKQRTFDNGSIPHQIHLQEMRAIIRRQAEFYPFLADNQDRIEKLLTFRI PYYVGPLARGKSDFAWLSRKSADKITPWNFDEIVDKESSAEAFINRMTNYDLYLPNQKVLPKHS LLYEKFTVYNELTKVKYKTEQGKTAFFDANMKQEIFDGVFKVYRKVTKDKLMDFLEKEFDEFRI VDLTGLDKENKVFNASYGTYHDLCKILDKDFLDNSKNEKILEDIVLTLTLFEDREMIRKRLENY SDLLTKEQVKKLERRHYTGWGRLSAELIHGIRNKESRKTILDYLIDDGNSNRNFMQLINDDALS FKEEIAKAQVIGETDNLNQVVSDIAGSPAIKKGILQSLKIVDELVKIMGHQPENIVVEMARENQ FTNQGRRNSQQRLKGLTDSIKEFGSQILKEHPVENSQLQNDRLFLYYLQNGRDMYTGEELDIDY LSQYDIDHIIPQAFIKDNSIDNRVLTSSKENRGKSDDVPSKDVVRKMKSYWSKLLSAKLITQRK FDNLTKAERGGLTDDDKAGFIKRQLVETRQITKHVARILDERFNTETDENNKKIRQVKIVTLKS NLVSNFRKEFELYKVREINDYHHAHDAYLNAVIGKALLGVYPQLEPEFVYGDYPHFHGHKENKA TAKKFFYSNIMNFFKKDDVRTDKNGEIIWKKDEHISNIKKVLSYPQVNIVKKVEEQTGGFSKES ILPKGNSDKLIPRKTKKFYWDTKKYGGFDSPIVAYSILVIADIEKGKSKKLKTVKALVGVTIME KMTFERDPVAFLERKGYRNVQEENIIKLPKYSLFKLENGRKRLLASARELQKGNEIVLPNHLGT LLYHAKNIHKVDEPKHLDYVDKHKDEFKELLDVVSNFSKKYTLAEGNLEKIKELYAQNNGEDLK ELASSFINLLTFTAIGAPATFKFFDKNIDRKRYTSTTEILNATLIHQSITGLYETRIDLNKLGG D SEQ ID NO: 324 MDKKYSIGLDIGTNSVGWAVITDEYKVPSKKFKVLGNTDRHSIKKNLIGALLFDSGETAEATRL KRTARRRYTRRKNRICYLQEIFSNEMAKVDDSFFHRLEESFLVEEDKKHERHPIFGNIVDEVAY HEKYPTIYHLRKKLVDSTDKADLRLIYLALAHMIKFRGHFLIEGDLNPDNSDVDKLFIQLVQTY NQLFEENPINASGVDAKAILSARLSKSRRLENLIAQLPGEKKNGLFGNLIALSLGLTPNFKSNF DLAEDAKLQLSKDTYDDDLDNLLAQIGDQYADLFLAAKNLSDAILLSDILRVNTEITKAPLSAS MIKRYDEHHQDLTLLKALVRQQLPEKYKEIFFDQSKNGYAGYIDGGASQEEFYKFIKPILEKMD GTEELLVKLNREDLLRKQRTFDNGSIPHQIHLGELHAILRRQEDFYPFLKDNREKIEKILTFRI PYYVGPLARGNSRFAWMTRKSEETITPWNFEEVVDKGASAQSFIERMTNFDKNLPNEKVLPKHS LLYEYFTVYNELTKVKYVTEGMRKPAFLSGEQKKAIVDLLFKTNRKVTVKQLKEDYFKKIECFD SVEISGVEDRFNASLGTYHDLLKIIKDKDFLDNEENEDILEDIVLTLTLFEDREMIEERLKTYA HLFDDKVMKQLKRRRYTGWGRLSRKLINGIRDKQSGKTILDFLKSDGFANRNFMQLIHDDSLTF KEDIQKAQVSGQGDSLHEHIANLAGSPAIKKGILQTVKVVDELVKVMGRHKPENIVIEMARENQ TTQKGQKNSRERMKRIEEGIKELGSQILKEHPVENTQLQNEKLYLYYLQNGRDMYVDQELDINR LSDYDVDHIVPQSFLKDDSIDNKVLTRSDKNRGKSDNVPSEEVVKKMKNYWRQLLNAKLITQRK FDNLTKAERGGLSELDKAGFIKRQLVETRQITKHVAQILDSRMNTKYDENDKLIREVKVITLKS KLVSDFRKDFQFYKVREINNYHHAHDAYLNAVVGTALIKKYPKLESEFVYGDYKVYDVRKMIAK SEQEIGKATAKYFFYSNIMNFFKTEITLANGEIRKRPLIETNGETGEIVWDKGRDFATVRKVLS MPQVNIVKKTEVQTGGFSKESILPKRNSDKLIARKKDWDPKKYGGFDSPTVAYSVLVVAKVEKG KSKKLKSVKELLGITIMERSSFEKNPIDFLEAKGYKEVKKDLIIKLPKYSLFELENGRKRMLAS AGELQKGNELALPSKYVNFLYLASHYEKLKGSPEDNEQKQLFVEQHKHYLDEIIEQISEFSKRV ILADANLDKVLSAYNKHRDKPIREQAENIIHLFTLTNLGAPAAFKYFDTTIDRKRYTSTKEVLD ATLIHQSITGLYETRIDLSQLGGD SEQ ID NO: 325 MTKPYSIGLDIGTNSVGWAVTTDNYKVPSKKMKVLGNTSKKYIKKNLLGVLLFDSGITAEGRRL KRTARRRYTRRRNRILYLQEIFSTEMATLDDAFFQRLDDSFLVPDDKRDSKYPIFGNLVEEKAY HDEFPTIYHLRKYLADSTKKADLRLVYLALAHMIKYRGHFLIEGEFNSKNNDIQKNFQDFLDTY NAIFESDLSLENSKQLEEIVKDKISKLEKKDRILKLFPGEKNSGIFSEFLKLIVGNQADFRKCF NLDEKASLHFSKESYDEDLETLLGYIGDDYSDVFLKAKKLYDAILLSGFLTVTDNETEAPLSSA MIKRYNEHKEDLALLKEYIRNISLKTYNEVFKDDTKNGYAGYIDGKTNQEDFYVYLKKLLAEFE GADYFLEKIDREDFLRKQRTFDNGSIPYQIHLQEMRAILDKQAKFYPFLAKNKERIEKILTFRI PYYVGPLARGNSDFAWSIRKRNEKITPWNFEDVIDKESSAEAFINRMTSFDLYLPEEKVLPKHS LLYETFNVYNELTKVRFIAESMRDYQFLDSKQKKDIVRLYFKDKRKVTDKDIIEYLHAIYGYDG IELKGIEKQFNSSLSTYHDLLNIINDKEFLDDSSNEAIIEEIIHTLTIFEDREMIKQRLSKFEN IFDKSVLKKLSRRHYTGWGKLSAKLINGIRDEKSGNTILDYLIDDGISNRNFMQLIHDDALSFK KKIQKAQIIGDEDKGNIKEVVKSLPGSPAIKKGILQSIKIVDELVKVMGGRKPESIVVEMAREN QYTNQGKSNSQQRLKRLEKSLKELGSKILKENIPAKLSKIDNNALQNDRLYLYYLQNGKDMYTG DDLDIDRLSNYDIDHIIPQAFLKDNSIDNKVLVSSASNRGKSDDVPSLEVVKKRKTFWYQLLKS KLISQRKFDNLTKAERGGLSPEDKAGFIQRQLVETRQITKHVARLLDEKFNNKKDENNRAVRTV KIITLKSTLVSQFRKDFELYKVREINDFHHAHDAYLNAVVASALLKKYPKLEPEFVYGDYPKYN SFRERKSATEKVYFYSNIMNIFKKSISLADGRVIERPLIEVNEETGESVWNKESDLATVRRVLS YPQVNVVKKVEEQNHGLDRGKPKGLFNANLSSKPKPNSNENLVGAKEYLDPKKYGGYAGISNSF TVLVKGTIEKGAKKKITNVLEFQGISILDRINYRKDKLNFLLEKGYKDIELIIELPKYSLFELS DGSRRMLASILSTNNKRGEIHKGNQIFLSQKFVKLLYHAKRISNTINENHRKYVENHKKEFEEL FYYILEFNENYVGAKKNGKLLNSAFQSWQNHSIDELCSSFIGPTGSERKGLFELTSRGSAADFE FLGVKIPRYRDYTPSSLLKDATLIHQSVTGLYETRIDLAKLGEG SEQ ID NO: 326 MKKQKFSDYYLGFDIGTNSVGWCVTDLDYNVLRFNKKDMWGSRLFDEAKTAAERRVQRNSRRRL KRRKWRLNLLEEIFSDEIMKIDSNFFRRLKESSLWLEDKNSKEKFTLFNDDNYKDYDFYKQYPT IFHLRDELIKNPEKKDIRLIYLALHSIFKSRGHFLFEGQNLKEIKNFETLYNNLISFLEDNGIN KSIDKDNIEKLEKIICDSGKGLKDKEKEFKGIFNSDKQLVAIFKLSVGSSVSLNDLFDTDEYKK EEVEKEKISFREQIYEDDKPIYYSILGEKIELLDIAKSFYDFMVLNNILSDSNYISEAKVKLYE EHKKDLKNLKYIIRKYNKENYDKLFKDKNENNYPAYIGLNKEKDKKEVVEKSRLKIDDLIKVIK GYLPKPERIEEKDKTIFNEILNKIELKTILPKQRISDNGTLPYQIHEVELEKILENQSKYYDFL NYEENGVSTKDKLLKTFKFRIPYYVGPLNSYHKDKGGNSWIVRKEEGKILPWNFEQKVDIEKSA EEFIKRMTNKCTYLNGEDVIPKDSFLYSEYIILNELNKVQVNDEFLNEENKRKIIDELFKENKK VSEKKFKEYLLVNQIANRTVELKGIKDSFNSNYVSYIKFKDIFGEKLNLDIYKEISEKSILWKC LYGDDKKIFEKKIKNEYGDILNKDEIKKINSFKFNTWGRLSEKLLTGIEFINLETGECYSSVME ALRRTNYNLMELLSSKFTLQESIDNENKEMNEVSYRDLIEESYVSPSLKRAILQTLKIYEEIKK ITGRVPKKVFIEMARGGDESMKNKKIPARQEQLKKLYDSCGNDIANFSIDIKEMKNSLSSYDNN SLRQKKLYLYYLQFGKCMYTGREIDLDRLLQNNDTYDIDHIYPRSKVIKDDSFDNLVLVLKNEN AEKSNEYPVKKEIQEKMKSFWRFLKEKNFISDEKYKRLTGKDDFELRGFMARQLVNVRQTTKEV GKILQQIEPEIKIVYSKAEIASSFREMFDFIKVRELNDTHHAKDAYLNIVAGNVYNTKFTEKPY RYLQEIKENYDVKKIYNYDIKNAWDKENSLEIVKKNMEKNTVNITRFIKEEKGELFNLNPIKKG ETSNEIISIKPKLYDGKDNKLNEKYGYYTSLKAAYFIYVEHEKKNKKVKTFERITRIDSTLIKN EKNLIKYLVSQKKLLNPKIIKKIYKEQTLIIDSYPYTFTGVDSNKKVELKNKKQLYLEKKYEQI LKNALKFVEDNQGETEENYKFIYLKKRNNNEKNETIDAVKERYNIEFNEMYDKFLEKLSSKDYK NYINNKLYTNFLNSKEKFKKLKLWEKSLILREFLKIFNKNTYGKYEIKDSQTKEKLFSFPEDTG RIRLGQSSLGNNKELLEESVTGLFVKKIKL SEQ ID NO: 327 MKNYTIGLDIGVASVGWVCIDENYKILNYNNRHAFGVHEFESAESAAGRRLKRGMRRRYNRRKK RLQLLQSLFDSYITDSGFFSKTDSQHFWKNNNEFENRSLTEVLSSLRISSRKYPTIYHLRSDLI ESNKKMDLRLVYLALHNLVKYRGHFLQEGNWSEAASAEGMDDQLLELVTRYAELENLSPLDLSE SQWKAAETLLLNRNLTKTDQSKELTAMFGKEYEPFCKLVAGLGVSLHQLFPSSEQALAYKETKT KVQLSNENVEEVMELLLEEESALLEAVQPFYQQVVLYELLKGETYVAKAKVSAFKQYQKDMASL KNLLDKTFGEKVYRSYFISDKNSQREYQKSHKVEVLCKLDQFNKEAKFAETFYKDLKKLLEDKS KTSIGTTEKDEMLRIIKAIDSNQFLQKQKGIQNAAIPHQNSLYEAEKILRNQQAHYPFITTEWI EKVKQILAFRIPYYIGPLVKDTTQSPFSWVERKGDAPITPWNFDEQIDKAASAEAFISRMRKTC TYLKGQEVLPKSSLTYERFEVLNELNGIQLRTTGAESDFRHRLSYEMKCWIIDNVFKQYKTVST KRLLQELKKSPYADELYDEHTGEIKEVFGTQKENAFATSLSGYISMKSILGAVVDDNPAMTEEL IYWIAVFEDREILHLKIQEKYPSITDVQRQKLALVKLPGWGRFSRLLIDGLPLDEQGQSVLDHM EQYSSVFMEVLKNKGFGLEKKIQKMNQHQVDGTKKIRYEDIEELAGSPALKRGIWRSVKIVEEL VSIFGEPANIVLEVAREDGEKKRTKSRKDQWEELTKTTLKNDPDLKSFIGEIKSQGDQRFNEQR FWLYVTQQGKCLYTGKALDIQNLSMYEVDHILPQNFVKDDSLDNLALVMPEANQRKNQVGQNKM PLEIIEANQQYAMRTLWERLHELKLISSGKLGRLKKPSFDEVDKDKFIARQLVETRQIIKHVRD LLDERFSKSDIHLVKAGIVSKFRRFSEIPKIRDYNNKHHAMDALFAAALIQSILGKYGKNFLAF DLSKKDRQKQWRSVKGSNKEFFLFKNFGNLRLQSPVTGEEVSGVEYMKHVYFELPWQTTKMTQT GDGMFYKESIFSPKVKQAKYVSPKTEKFVHDEVKNHSICLVEFTFMKKEKEVQETKFIDLKVIE HHQFLKEPESQLAKFLAEKETNSPIIHARIIRTIPKYQKIWIEHFPYYFISTRELHNARQFEIS YELMEKVKQLSERSSVEELKIVFGLLIDQMNDNYPIYTKSSIQDRVQKFVDTQLYDFKSFEIGF EELKKAVAANAQRSDTFGSRISKKPKPEEVAIGYESITGLKYRKPRSVVGTKR SEQ ID NO: 328 MKKEIKDYFLGLDVGTGSVGWAVTDTDYKLLKANRKDLWGMRCFETAETAEVRRLHRGARRRIE RRKKRIKLLQELFSQEIAKTDEGFFQRMKESPFYAEDKTILQENTLFNDKDFADKTYHKAYPTI NHLIKAWIENKVKPDPRLLYLACHNIIKKRGHFLFEGDFDSENQFDTSIQALFEYLREDMEVDI DADSQKVKEILKDSSLKNSEKQSRLNKILGLKPSDKQKKAITNLISGNKINFADLYDNPDLKDA EKNSISFSKDDFDALSDDLASILGDSFELLLKAKAVYNCSVLSKVIGDEQYLSFAKVKIYEKHK TDLTKLKNVIKKHFPKDYKKVFGYNKNEKNNNNYSGYVGVCKTKSKKLIINNSVNQEDFYKFLK TILSAKSEIKEVNDILTEIETGTFLPKQISKSNAEIPYQLRKMELEKILSNAEKHFSFLKQKDE KGLSHSEKIIMLLTFKIPYYIGPINDNHKKFFPDRCWVVKKEKSPSGKTTPWNFFDHIDKEKTA EAFITSRTNFCTYLVGESVLPKSSLLYSEYTVLNEINNLQIIIDGKNICDIKLKQKIYEDLFKK YKKITQKQISTFIKHEGICNKTDEVIILGIDKECTSSLKSYIELKNIFGKQVDEISTKNMLEEI IRWATIYDEGEGKTILKTKIKAEYGKYCSDEQIKKILNLKFSGWGRLSRKFLETVTSEMPGFSE PVNIITAMRETQNNLMELLSSEFTFTENIKKINSGFEDAEKQFSYDGLVKPLFLSPSVKKMLWQ TLKLVKEISHITQAPPKKIFIEMAKGAELEPARTKTRLKILQDLYNNCKNDADAFSSEIKDLSG KIENEDNLRLRSDKLYLYYTQLGKCMYCGKPIEIGHVFDTSNYDIDHIYPQSKIKDDSISNRVL VCSSCNKNKEDKYPLKSEIQSKQRGFWNFLQRNNFISLEKLNRLTRATPISDDETAKFIARQLV ETRQATKVAAKVLEKMFPETKIVYSKAETVSMFRNKFDIVKCREINDFHHAHDAYLNIVVGNVY NTKFTNNPWNFIKEKRDNPKIADTYNYYKVFDYDVKRNNITAWEKGKTIITVKDMLKRNTPIYT RQAACKKGELFNQTIMKKGLGQHPLKKEGPFSNISKYGGYNKVSAAYYTLIEYEEKGNKIRSLE TIPLYLVKDIQKDQDVLKSYLTDLLGKKEFKILVPKIKINSLLKINGFPCHITGKTNDSFLLRP AVQFCCSNNEVLYFKKIIRFSEIRSQREKIGKTISPYEDLSFRSYIKENLWKKTKNDEIGEKEF YDLLQKKNLEIYDMLLTKHKDTIYKKRPNSATIDILVKGKEKFKSLIIENQFEVILEILKLFSA TRNVSDLQHIGGSKYSGVAKIGNKISSLDNCILIYQSITGIFEKRIDLLKV SEQ ID NO: 329 MEGQMKNNGNNLQQGNYYLGLDVGTSSVGWAVTDTDYNVLKFRGKSMWGARLFDEASTAEERRT HRGNRRRLARRKYRLLLLEQLFEKEIRKIDDNFFVRLHESNLWADDKSKPSKFLLFNDTNFTDK DYLKKYPTIYHLRSDLIHNSTEHDIRLVFLALHHLIKYRGHFIYDNSANGDVKTLDEAVSDFEE YLNENDIEFNIENKKEFINVLSDKHLTKKEKKISLKKLYGDITDSENINISVLIEMLSGSSISL SNLFKDIEFDGKQNLSLDSDIEETLNDVVDILGDNIDLLIHAKEVYDIAVLTSSLGKHKYLCDA KVELFEKNKKDLMILKKYIKKNHPEDYKKIFSSPTEKKNYAAYSQTNSKNVCSQEEFCLFIKPY IRDMVKSENEDEVRIAKEVEDKSFLTKLKGTNNSVVPYQIHERELNQILKNIVAYLPFMNDEQE DISVVDKIKLIFKFKIPYYVGPLNTKSTRSWVYRSDEKIYPWNFSNVIDLDKTAHEFMNRLIGR CTYTNDPVLPMDSLLYSKYNVLNEINPIKVNGKAIPVEVKQAIYTDLFENSKKKVTRKSIYIYL LKNGYIEKEDIVSGIDIEIKSKLKSHHDFTQIVQENKCTPEEIERIIKGILVYSDDKSMLRRWL KNNIKGLSENDVKYLAKLNYKEWGRLSKTLLTDIYTINPEDGEACSILDIMWNTNATLMEILSN EKYQFKQNIENYKAENYDEKQNLHEELDDMYISPAARRSIWQALRIVDEIVDIKKSAPKKIFIE MAREKKSAMKKKRTESRKDTLLELYKSCKSQADGFYDEELFEKLSNESNSRLRRDQLYLYYTQM GRSMYTGKRIDFDKLINDKNTYDIDHIYPRSKIKDDSITNRVLVEKDINGEKTDIYPISEDIRQ KMQPFWKILKEKGLINEEKYKRLTRNYELTDEELSSFVARQLVETQQSTKALATLLKKEYPSAK IVYSKAGNVSEFRNRKDKELPKFREINDLHHAKDAYLNIVVGNVYDTKFTEKFFNNIRNENYSL KRVFDFSVPGAWDAKGSTFNTIKKYMAKNNPIIAFAPYEVKGELFDQQIVPKGKGQFPIKQGKD IEKYGGYNKLSSAFLFAVEYKGKKARERSLETVYIKDVELYLQDPIKYCESVLGLKEPQIIKPK ILMGSLFSINNKKLVVTGRSGKQYVCHHIYQLSINDEDSQYLKNIAKYLQEEPDGNIERQNILN ITSVNNIKLFDVLCTKFNSNTYEIILNSLKNDVNEGREKFSELDILEQCNILLQLLKAFKCNRE SSNLEKLNNKKQAGVIVIPHLFTKCSVFKVIHQSITGLFEKEMDLLK SEQ ID NO: 330 MGRKPYILSLDIGTGSVGYACMDKGFNVLKYHDKDALGVYLFDGALTAQERRQFRTSRRRKNRR IKRLGLLQELLAPLVQNPNFYQFQRQFAWKNDNMDFKNKSLSEVLSFLGYESKKYPTIYHLQEA LLLKDEKFDPELIYMALYHLVKYRGHFLFDHLKIENLTNNDNMHDFVELIETYENLNNIKLNLD YEKTKVIYEILKDNEMTKNDRAKRVKNMEKKLEQFSIMLLGLKFNEGKLFNHADNAEELKGANQ SHTFADNYEENLTPFLTVEQSEFIERANKIYLSLTLQDILKGKKSMAMSKVAAYDKFRNELKQV KDIVYKADSTRTQFKKIFVSSKKSLKQYDATPNDQTFSSLCLFDQYLIRPKKQYSLLIKELKKI IPQDSELYFEAENDTLLKVLNTTDNASIPMQINLYEAETILRNQQKYHAEITDEMIEKVLSLIQ FRIPYYVGPLVNDHTASKFGWMERKSNESIKPWNFDEVVDRSKSATQFIRRMTNKCSYLINEDV LPKNSLLYQEMEVLNELNATQIRLQTDPKNRKYRMMPQIKLFAVEHIFKKYKTVSHSKFLEIML NSNHRENFMNHGEKLSIFGTQDDKKFASKLSSYQDMTKIFGDIEGKRAQIEEIIQWITIFEDKK ILVQKLKECYPELTSKQINQLKKLNYSGWGRLSEKLLTHAYQGHSIIELLRHSDENFMEILTND VYGFQNFIKEENQVQSNKIQHQDIANLTTSPALKKGIWSTIKLVRELTSIFGEPEKIIMEFATE DQQKGKKQKSRKQLWDDNIKKNKLKSVDEYKYIIDVANKLNNEQLQQEKLWLYLSQNGKCMYSG QSIDLDALLSPNATKHYEVDHIFPRSFIKDDSIDNKVLVIKKMNQTKGDQVPLQFIQQPYERIA YWKSLNKAGLISDSKLHKLMKPEFTAMDKEGFIQRQLVETRQISVHVRDFLKEEYPNTKVIPMK AKMVSEFRKKFDIPKIRQMNDAHHAIDAYLNGVVYHGAQLAYPNVDLFDFNFKWEKVREKWKAL GEFNTKQKSRELFFFKKLEKMEVSQGERLISKIKLDMNHFKINYSRKLANIPQQFYNQTAVSPK TAELKYESNKSNEVVYKGLTPYQTYVVAIKSVNKKGKEKMEYQMIDHYVFDFYKFQNGNEKELA LYLAQRENKDEVLDAQIVYSLNKGDLLYINNHPCYFVSRKEVINAKQFELTVEQQLSLYNVMNN KETNVEKLLIEYDFIAEKVINEYHHYLNSKLKEKRVRTFFSESNQTHEDFIKALDELFKVVTAS ATRSDKIGSRKNSMTHRAFLGKGKDVKIAYTSISGLKTTKPKSLFKLAESRNEL SEQ ID NO: 331 MAKILGLDLGTNSIGWAVVERENIDFSLIDKGVRIFSEGVKSEKGIESSRAAERTGYRSARKIK YRRKLRKYETLKVLSLNRMCPLSIEEVEEWKKSGFKDYPLNPEFLKWLSTDEESNVNPYFFRDR ASKHKVSLFELGRAFYHIAQRRGFLSNRLDQSAEGILEEHCPKIEAIVEDLISIDEISTNITDY FFETGILDSNEKNGYAKDLDEGDKKLVSLYKSLLAILKKNESDFENCKSEIIERLNKKDVLGKV KGKIKDISQAMLDGNYKTLGQYFYSLYSKEKIRNQYTSREEHYLSEFITICKVQGIDQINEEEK INEKKFDGLAKDLYKAIFFQRPLKSQKGLIGKCSFEKSKSRCAISHPDFEEYRMWTYLNTIKIG TQSDKKLRFLTQDEKLKLVPKFYRKNDFNFDVLAKELIEKGSSFGFYKSSKKNDFFYWFNYKPT DTVAACQVAASLKNAIGEDWKTKSFKYQTINSNKEQVSRTVDYKDLWHLLTVATSDVYLYEFAI DKLGLDEKNAKAFSKTKLKKDFASLSLSAINKILPYLKEGLLYSHAVFVANIENIVDENIWKDE KQRDYIKTQISEIIENYTLEKSRFEIINGLLKEYKSENEDGKRVYYSKEAEQSFENDLKKKLVL FYKSNEIENKEQQETIFNELLPIFIQQLKDYEFIKIQRLDQKVLIFLKGKNETGQIFCTEEKGT AEEKEKKIKNRLKKLYHPSDIEKFKKKIIKDEFGNEKIVLGSPLTPSIKNPMAMRALHQLRKVL NALILEGQIDEKTIIHIEMARELNDANKRKGIQDYQNDNKKFREDAIKEIKKLYFEDCKKEVEP TEDDILRYQLWMEQNRSEIYEEGKNISICDIIGSNPAYDIEHTIPRSRSQDNSQMNKTLCSQRF NREVKKQSMPIELNNHLEILPRIAHWKEEADNLTREIEIISRSIKAAATKEIKDKKIRRRHYLT LKRDYLQGKYDRFIWEEPKVGFKNSQIPDTGIITKYAQAYLKSYFKKVESVKGGMVAEFRKIWG IQESFIDENGMKHYKVKDRSKHTHHTIDAITIACMTKEKYDVLAHAWTLEDQQNKKEARSIIEA SKPWKTFKEDLLKIEEEILVSHYTPDNVKKQAKKIVRVRGKKQFVAEVERDVNGKAVPKKAASG KTIYKLDGEGKKLPRLQQGDTIRGSLHQDSIYGAIKNPLNTDEIKYVIRKDLESIKGSDVESIV DEVVKEKIKEAIANKVLLLSSNAQQKNKLVGTVWMNEEKRIAINKVRIYANSVKNPLHIKEHSL LSKSKHVHKQKVYGQNDENYAMAIYELDGKRDFELINIFNLAKLIKQGQGFYPLHKKKEIKGKI VFVPIEKRNKRDVVLKRGQQVVFYDKEVENPKDISEIVDFKGRIYIIEGLSIQRIVRPSGKVDE YGVIMLRYFKEARKADDIKQDNFKPDGVFKLGENKPTRKMNHQFTAFVEGIDFKVLPSGKFEKI SEQ ID NO: 332 MEFKKVLGLDIGTNSIGCALLSLPKSIQDYGKGGRLEWLTSRVIPLDADYMKAFIDGKNGLPQV ITPAGKRRQKRGSRRLKHRYKLRRSRLIRVFKTLNWLPEDFPLDNPKRIKETISTEGKFSFRIS DYVPISDESYREFYREFGYPENEIEQVIEEINFRRKTKGKNKNPMIKLLPEDWVVYYLRKKALI KPTTKEELIRIIYLFNQRRGFKSSRKDLTETAILDYDEFAKRLAEKEKYSAENYETKFVSITKV KEVVELKTDGRKGKKRFKVILEDSRIEPYEIERKEKPDWEGKEYTFLVTQKLEKGKFKQNKPDL PKEEDWALCTTALDNRMGSKHPGEFFFDELLKAFKEKRGYKIRQYPVNRWRYKKELEFIWTKQC QLNPELNNLNINKEILRKLATVLYPSQSKFFGPKIKEFENSDVLHIISEDIIYYQRDLKSQKSL ISECRYEKRKGIDGEIYGLKCIPKSSPLYQEFRIWQDIHNIKVIRKESEVNGKKKINIDETQLY INENIKEKLFELFNSKDSLSEKDILELISLNIINSGIKISKKEEETTHRINLFANRKELKGNET KSRYRKVFKKLGFDGEYILNHPSKLNRLWHSDYSNDYADKEKTEKSILSSLGWKNRNGKWEKSK NYDVFNLPLEVAKAIANLPPLKKEYGSYSALAIRKMLVVMRDGKYWQHPDQIAKDQENTSLMLF DKNLIQLTNNQRKVLNKYLLTLAEVQKRSTLIKQKLNEIEHNPYKLELVSDQDLEKQVLKSFLE KKNESDYLKGLKTYQAGYLIYGKHSEKDVPIVNSPDELGEYIRKKLPNNSLRNPIVEQVIRETI FIVRDVWKSFGIIDEIHIELGRELKNNSEERKKTSESQEKNFQEKERARKLLKELLNSSNFEHY DENGNKIFSSFTVNPNPDSPLDIEKFRIWKNQSGLTDEELNKKLKDEKIPTEIEVKKYILWLTQ KCRSPYTGKIIPLSKLFDSNVYEIEHIIPRSKMKNDSTNNLVICELGVNKAKGDRLAANFISES NGKCKFGEVEYTLLKYGDYLQYCKDTFKYQKAKYKNLLATEPPEDFIERQINDTRYIGRKLAEL LTPVVKDSKNIIFTIGSITSELKITWGLNGVWKDILRPRFKRLESIINKKLIFQDEDDPNKYHF DLSINPQLDKEGLKRLDHRHHALDATIIAATTREHVRYLNSLNAADNDEEKREYFLSLCNHKIR DFKLPWENFTSEVKSKLLSCVVSYKESKPILSDPFNKYLKWEYKNGKWQKVFAIQIKNDRWKAV RRSMFKEPIGTVWIKKIKEVSLKEAIKIQAIWEEVKNDPVRKKKEKYIYDDYAQKVIAKIVQEL GLSSSMRKQDDEKLNKFINEAKVSAGVNKNLNTTNKTIYNLEGRFYEKIKVAEYVLYKAKRMPL NKKEYIEKLSLQKMFNDLPNFILEKSILDNYPEILKELESDNKYIIEPHKKNNPVNRLLLEHIL EYHNNPKEAFSTEGLEKLNKKAINKIGKPIKYITRLDGDINEEEIFRGAVFETDKGSNVYFVMY ENNQTKDREFLKPNPSISVLKAIEHKNKIDFFAPNRLGFSRIILSPGDLVYVPTNDQYVLIKDN SSNETIINWDDNEFISNRIYQVKKFTGNSCYFLKNDIASLILSYSASNGVGEFGSQNISEYSVD DPPIRIKDVCIKIRVDRLGNVRPL SEQ ID NO: 333 MKHILGLDLGTNSIGWALIERNIEEKYGKIIGMGSRIVPMGAELSKFEQGQAQTKNADRRTNRG ARRLNKRYKQRRNKLIYILQKLDMLPSQIKLKEDFSDPNKIDKITILPISKKQEQLTAFDLVSL RVKALTEKVGLEDLGKIIYKYNQLRGYAGGSLEPEKEDIFDEEQSKDKKNKSFIAFSKIVFLGE PQEEIFKNKKLNRRAIIVETEEGNFEGSTFLENIKVGDSLELLINISASKSGDTITIKLPNKTN WRKKMENIENQLKEKSKEMGREFYISEFLLELLKENRWAKIRNNTILRARYESEFEAIWNEQVK HYPFLENLDKKTLIEIVSFIFPGEKESQKKYRELGLEKGLKYIIKNQVVFYQRELKDQSHLISD CRYEPNEKAIAKSHPVFQEYKVWEQINKLIVNTKIEAGTNRKGEKKYKYIDRPIPTALKEWIFE ELQNKKEITFSAIFKKLKAEFDLREGIDFLNGMSPKDKLKGNETKLQLQKSLGELWDVLGLDSI NRQIELWNILYNEKGNEYDLTSDRTSKVLEFINKYGNNIVDDNAEETAIRISKIKFARAYSSLS LKAVERILPLVRAGKYFNNDFSQQLQSKILKLLNENVEDPFAKAAQTYLDNNQSVLSEGGVGNS IATILVYDKHTAKEYSHDELYKSYKEINLLKQGDLRNPLVEQIINEALVLIRDIWKNYGIKPNE IRVELARDLKNSAKERATIHKRNKDNQTINNKIKETLVKNKKELSLANIEKVKLWEAQRHLSPY TGQPIPLSDLFDKEKYDVDHIIPISRYFDDSFTNKVISEKSVNQEKANRTAMEYFEVGSLKYSI FTKEQFIAHVNEYFSGVKRKNLLATSIPEDPVQRQIKDTQYIAIRVKEELNKIVGNENVKTTTG SITDYLRNHWGLTDKFKLLLKERYEALLESEKFLEAEYDNYKKDFDSRKKEYEEKEVLFEEQEL TREEFIKEYKENYIRYKKNKLIIKGWSKRIDHRHHAIDALIVACTEPAHIKRLNDLNKVLQDWL VEHKSEFMPNFEGSNSELLEEILSLPENERTEIFTQIEKFRAIEMPWKGFPEQVEQKLKEIIIS HKPKDKLLLQYNKAGDRQIKLRGQLHEGTLYGISQGKEAYRIPLTKFGGSKFATEKNIQKIVSP FLSGFIANHLKEYNNKKEEAFSAEGIMDLNNKLAQYRNEKGELKPHTPISTVKIYYKDPSKNKK KKDEEDLSLQKLDREKAFNEKLYVKTGDNYLFAVLEGEIKTKKTSQIKRLYDIISFFDATNFLK EEFRNAPDKKTFDKDLLFRQYFEERNKAKLLFTLKQGDFVYLPNENEEVILDKESPLYNQYWGD LKERGKNIYVVQKFSKKQIYFIKHTIADIIKKDVEFGSQNCYETVEGRSIKENCFKLEIDRLGN IVKVIKR SEQ ID NO: 334 MHVEIDFPHFSRGDSHLAMNKNEILRGSSVLYRLGLDLGSNSLGWFVTHLEKRGDRHEPVALGP GGVRIFPDGRDPQSGTSNAVDRRMARGARKRRDRFVERRKELIAALIKYNLLPDDARERRALEV LDPYALRKTALTDTLPAHHVGRALFHLNQRRGFQSNRKTDSKQSEDGAIKQAASRLATDKGNET LGVFFADMHLRKSYEDRQTAIRAELVRLGKDHLTGNARKKIWAKVRKRLFGDEVLPRADAPHGV RARATITGTKASYDYYPTRDMLRDEFNAIWAGQSAHHATITDEARTEIEHIIFYQRPLKPAIVG KCTLDPATRPFKEDPEGYRAPWSHPLAQRFRILSEARNLEIRDTGKGSRRLTKEQSDLVVAALL ANREVKFDKLRTLLKLPAEARFNLESDRRAALDGDQTAARLSDKKGFNKAWRGFPPERQIAIVA RLEETEDENELIAWLEKECALDGAAAARVANTTLPDGHCRLGLRAIKKIVPIMQDGLDEDGVAG AGYHIAAKRAGYDHAKLPTGEQLGRLPYYGQWLQDAVVGSGDARDQKEKQYGQFPNPTVHIGLG QLRRVVNDLIDKYGPPTEISIEFTRALKLSEQQKAERQREQRRNQDKNKARAEELAKFGRPANP RNLLKMRLWEELAHDPLDRKCVYTGEQISIERLLSDEVDIDHILPVAMTLDDSPANKIICMRYA NRHKRKQTPSEAFGSSPTLQGHRYNWDDIAARATGLPRNKRWRFDANAREEFDKRGGFLARQLN ETGWLARLAKQYLGAVTDPNQIWVVPGRLTSMLRGKWGLNGLLPSDNYAGVQDKAEEFLASTDD MEFSGVKNRADHRHHAIDGLVTALTDRSLLWKMANAYDEEHEKFVIEPPWPTMRDDLKAALEKM VVSHKPDHGIEGKLHEDSAYGFVKPLDATGLKEEEAGNLVYRKAIESLNENEVDRIRDIQLRTI VRDHVNVEKTKGVALADALRQLQAPSDDYPQFKHGLRHVRILKKEKGDYLVPIANRASGVAYKA YSAGENFCVEVFETAGGKWDGEAVRRFDANKKNAGPKIAHAPQWRDANEGAKLVMRIHKGDLIR LDHEGRARIMVVHRLDAAAGRFKLADHNETGNLDKRHATNNDIDPFRWLMASYNTLKKLAAVPV RVDELGRVWRVMPN SEQ ID NO: 335 METTLGIDLGTNSIGLALVDQEEHQILYSGVRIFPEGINKDTIGLGEKEESRNATRRAKRQMRR QYFRKKLRKAKLLELLIAYDMCPLKPEDVRRWKNWDKQQKSTVRQFPDTPAFREWLKQNPYELR KQAVTEDVTRPELGRILYQMIQRRGFLSSRKGKEEGKIFTGKDRMVGIDETRKNLQKQTLGAYL YDIAPKNGEKYRFRTERVRARYTLRDMYIREFEIIWQRQAGHLGLAHEQATRKKNIFLEGSATN VRNSKLITHLQAKYGRGHVLIEDTRITVTFQLPLKEVLGGKIEIEEEQLKFKSNESVLFWQRPL RSQKSLLSKCVFEGRNFYDPVHQKWIIAGPTPAPLSHPEFEEFRAYQFINNIIYGKNEHLTAIQ REAVFELMCTESKDFNFEKIPKHLKLFEKFNFDDTTKVPACTTISQLRKLFPHPVWEEKREEIW HCFYFYDDNTLLFEKLQKDYALQTNDLEKIKKIRLSESYGNVSLKAIRRINPYLKKGYAYSTAV LLGGIRNSFGKRFEYFKEYEPEIEKAVCRILKEKNAEGEVIRKIKDYLVHNRFGFAKNDRAFQK LYHHSQAITTQAQKERLPETGNLRNPIVQQGLNELRRTVNKLLATCREKYGPSFKFDHIHVEMG RELRSSKTEREKQSRQIRENEKKNEAAKVKLAEYGLKAYRDNIQKYLLYKEIEEKGGTVCCPYT GKTLNISHTLGSDNSVQIEHIIPYSISLDDSLANKTLCDATFNREKGELTPYDFYQKDPSPEKW GASSWEEIEDRAFRLLPYAKAQRFIRRKPQESNEFISRQLNDTRYISKKAVEYLSAICSDVKAF PGQLTAELRHLWGLNNILQSAPDITFPLPVSATENHREYYVITNEQNEVIRLFPKQGETPRTEK GELLLTGEVERKVFRCKGMQEFQTDVSDGKYWRRIKLSSSVTWSPLFAPKPISADGQIVLKGRI EKGVFVCNQLKQKLKTGLPDGSYWISLPVISQTFKEGESVNNSKLTSQQVQLFGRVREGIFRCH NYQCPASGADGNFWCTLDTDTAQPAFTPIKNAPPGVGGGQIILTGDVDDKGIFHADDDLHYELP ASLPKGKYYGIFTVESCDPTLIPIELSAPKTSKGENLIEGNIWVDEHTGEVRFDPKKNREDQRH HAIDAIVIALSSQSLFQRLSTYNARRENKKRGLDSTEHFPSPWPGFAQDVRQSVVPLLVSYKQN PKTLCKISKTLYKDGKKIHSCGNAVRGQLHKETVYGQRTAPGATEKSYHIRKDIRELKTSKHIG KVVDITIRQMLLKHLQENYHIDITQEFNIPSNAFFKEGVYRIFLPNKHGEPVPIKKIRMKEELG NAERLKDNINQYVNPRNNHHVMIYQDADGNLKEEIVSFWSVIERQNQGQPIYQLPREGRNIVSI LQINDTFLIGLKEEEPEVYRNDLSTLSKHLYRVQKLSGMYYTFRHHLASTLNNEREEFRIQSLE AWKRANPVKVQIDEIGRITFLNGPLC SEQ ID NO: 336 MESSQILSPIGIDLGGKFTGVCLSHLEAFAELPNHANTKYSVILIDHNNFQLSQAQRRATRHRV RNKKRNQFVKRVALQLFQHILSRDLNAKEETALCHYLNNRGYTYVDTDLDEYIKDETTINLLKE LLPSESEHNFIDWFLQKMQSSEFRKILVSKVEEKKDDKELKNAVKNIKNFITGFEKNSVEGHRH RKVYFENIKSDITKDNQLDSIKKKIPSVCLSNLLGHLSNLQWKNLHRYLAKNPKQFDEQTFGNE FLRMLKNFRHLKGSQESLAVRNLIQQLEQSQDYISILEKTPPEITIPPYEARTNTGMEKDQSLL LNPEKLNNLYPNWRNLIPGIIDAHPFLEKDLEHTKLRDRKRIISPSKQDEKRDSYILQRYLDLN KKIDKFKIKKQLSFLGQGKQLPANLIETQKEMETHFNSSLVSVLIQIASAYNKEREDAAQGIWF DNAFSLCELSNINPPRKQKILPLLVGAILSEDFINNKDKWAKFKIFWNTHKIGRTSLKSKCKEI EEARKNSGNAFKIDYEEALNHPEHSNNKALIKIIQTIPDIIQAIQSHLGHNDSQALIYHNPFSL SQLYTILETKRDGFHKNCVAVTCENYWRSQKTEIDPEISYASRLPADSVRPFDGVLARMMQRLA YEIAMAKWEQIKHIPDNSSLLIPIYLEQNRFEFEESFKKIKGSSSDKTLEQAIEKQNIQWEEKF QRIINASMNICPYKGASIGGQGEIDHIYPRSLSKKHFGVIFNSEVNLIYCSSQGNREKKEEHYL LEHLSPLYLKHQFGTDNVSDIKNFISQNVANIKKYISFHLLTPEQQKAARHALFLDYDDEAFKT ITKFLMSQQKARVNGTQKFLGKQIMEFLSTLADSKQLQLEFSIKQITAEEVHDHRELLSKQEPK LVKSRQQSFPSHAIDATLTMSIGLKEFPQFSQELDNSWFINHLMPDEVHLNPVRSKEKYNKPNI SSTPLFKDSLYAERFIPVWVKGETFAIGFSEKDLFEIKPSNKEKLFTLLKTYSTKNPGESLQEL QAKSKAKWLYFPINKTLALEFLHHYFHKEIVTPDDTTVCHFINSLRYYTKKESITVKILKEPMP VLSVKFESSKKNVLGSFKHTIALPATKDWERLFNHPNFLALKANPAPNPKEFNEFIRKYFLSDN NPNSDIPNNGHNIKPQKHKAVRKVFSLPVIPGNAGTMMRIRRKDNKGQPLYQLQTIDDTPSMGI QINEDRLVKQEVLMDAYKTRNLSTIDGINNSEGQAYATFDNWLTLPVSTFKPEIIKLEMKPHSK TRRYIRITQSLADFIKTIDEALMIKPSDSIDDPLNMPNEIVCKNKLFGNELKPRDGKMKIVSTG KIVTYEFESDSTPQWIQTLYVTQLKKQP SEQ ID NO: 337 MKKIVGLDLGTNSIGWALINAYINKEHLYGIEACGSRIIPMDAAILGNFDKGNSISQTADRTSY RGIRRLRERHLLRRERLHRILDLLGFLPKHYSDSLNRYGKFLNDIECKLPWVKDETGSYKFIFQ ESFKEMLANFTEHHPILIANNKKVPYDWTIYYLRKKALTQKISKEELAWILLNFNQKRGYYQLR GEEEETPNKLVEYYSLKVEKVEDSGERKGKDTWYNVHLENGMIYRRTSNIPLDWEGKTKEFIVT TDLEADGSPKKDKEGNIKRSFRAPKDDDWTLIKKKTEADIDKIKMTVGAYIYDTLLQKPDQKIR GKLVRTIERKYYKNELYQILKTQSEFHEELRDKQLYIACLNELYPNNEPRRNSISTRDFCHLFI EDIIFYQRPLKSKKSLIDNCPYEENRYIDKESGEIKHASIKCIAKSHPLYQEFRLWQFIVNLRI YRKETDVDVTQELLPTEADYVTLFEWLNEKKEIDQKAFFKYPPFGFKKTTSNYRWNYVEDKPYP CNETHAQIIARLGKAHIPKAFLSKEKEETLWHILYSIEDKQEIEKALHSFANKNNLSEEFIEQF KNFPPFKKEYGSYSAKAIKKLLPLMRMGKYWSIENIDNGTRIRINKIIDGEYDENIRERVRQKA INLTDITHFRALPLWLACYLVYDRHSEVKDIVKWKTPKDIDLYLKSFKQHSLRNPIVEQVITET LRTVRDIWQQVGHIDEIHIELGREMKNPADKRARMSQQMIKNENTNLRIKALLTEFLNPEFGIE NVRPYSPSQQDLLRIYEEGVLNSILELPEDIGIILGKFNQTDTLKRPTRSEILRYKLWLEQKYR SPYTGEMIPLSKLFTPAYEIEHIIPQSRYFDDSLSNKVICESEINKLKDRSLGYEFIKNHHGEK VELAFDKPVEVLSVEAYEKLVHESYSHNRSKMKKLLMEDIPDQFIERQLNDSRYISKVVKSLLS NIVREENEQEAISKNVIPCTGGITDRLKKDWGINDVWNKIVLPRFIRLNELTESTRFTSINTNN TMIPSMPLELQKGFNKKRIDHRHHAMDAIIIACANRNIVNYLNNVSASKNTKITRRDLQTLLCH KDKTDNNGNYKWVIDKPWETFTQDTLTALQKITVSFKQNLRVINKTTNHYQHYENGKKIVSNQS KGDSWAIRKSMHKETVHGEVNLRMIKTVSFNEALKKPQAIVEMDLKKKILAMLELGYDTKRIKN YFEENKDTWQDINPSKIKVYYFTKETKDRYFAVRKPIDTSFDKKKIKESITDTGIQQIMLRHLE TKDNDPTLAFSPDGIDEMNRNILILNKGKKHQPIYKVRVYEKAEKFTVGQKGNKRTKFVEAAKG TNLFFAIYETEEIDKDTKKVIRKRSYSTIPLNVVIERQKQGLSSAPEDENGNLPKYILSPNDLV YVPTQEEINKGEVVMPIDRDRIYKMVDSSGITANFIPASTANLIFALPKATAEIYCNGENCIQN EYGIGSPQSKNQKAITGEMVKEICFPIKVDRLGNIIQVGSCILTN SEQ ID NO: 338 MSRSLTFSFDIGYASIGWAVIASASHDDADPSVCGCGTVLFPKDDCQAFKRREYRRLRRNIRSR RVRIERIGRLLVQAQIITPEMKETSGHPAPFYLASEALKGHRTLAPIELWHVLRWYAHNRGYDN NASWSNSLSEDGGNGEDTERVKHAQDLMDKHGTATMAETICRELKLEEGKADAPMEVSTPAYKN LNTAFPRLIVEKEVRRILELSAPLIPGLTAEIIELIAQHHPLTTEQRGVLLQHGIKLARRYRGS LLFGQLIPRFDNRIISRCPVTWAQVYEAELKKGNSEQSARERAEKLSKVPTANCPEFYEYRMAR ILCNIRADGEPLSAEIRRELMNQARQEGKLTKASLEKAISSRLGKETETNVSNYFTLHPDSEEA LYLNPAVEVLQRSGIGQILSPSVYRIAANRLRRGKSVTPNYLLNLLKSRGESGEALEKKIEKES KKKEADYADTPLKPKYATGRAPYARTVLKKVVEEILDGEDPTRPARGEAHPDGELKAHDGCLYC LLDTDSSVNQHQKERRLDTMTNNHLVRHRMLILDRLLKDLIQDFADGQKDRISRVCVEVGKELT TFSAMDSKKIQRELTLRQKSHTDAVNRLKRKLPGKALSANLIRKCRIAMDMNWTCPFTGATYGD HELENLELEHIVPHSFRQSNALSSLVLTWPGVNRMKGQRTGYDFVEQEQENPVPDKPNLHICSL NNYRELVEKLDDKKGHEDDRRRKKKRKALLMVRGLSHKHQSQNHEAMKEIGMTEGMMTQSSHLM KLACKSIKTSLPDAHIDMIPGAVTAEVRKAWDVFGVFKELCPEAADPDSGKILKENLRSLTHLH HALDACVLGLIPYIIPAHHNGLLRRVLAMRRIPEKLIPQVRPVANQRHYVLNDDGRMMLRDLSA SLKENIREQLMEQRVIQHVPADMGGALLKETMQRVLSVDGSGEDAMVSLSKKKDGKKEKNQVKA SKLVGVFPEGPSKLKALKAAIEIDGNYGVALDPKPVVIRHIKVFKRIMALKEQNGGKPVRILKK GMLIHLTSSKDPKHAGVWRIESIQDSKGGVKLDLQRAHCAVPKNKTHECNWREVDLISLLKKYQ MKRYPTSYTGTPR SEQ ID NO: 339 MTQKVLGLDLGTNSIGSAVRNLDLSDDLQWQLEFFSSDIFRSSVNKESNGREYSLAAQRSAHRR SRGLNEVRRRRLWATLNLLIKHGFCPMSSESLMRWCTYDKRKGLFREYPIDDKDFNAWILLDFN GDGRPDYSSPYQLRRELVTRQFDFEQPIERYKLGRALYHIAQHRGFKSSKGETLSQQETNSKPS STDEIPDVAGAMKASEEKLSKGLSTYMKEHNLLTVGAAFAQLEDEGVRVRNNNDYRAIRSQFQH EIETIFKFQQGLSVESELYERLISEKKNVGTIFYKRPLRSQRGNVGKCTLERSKPRCAIGHPLF EKFRAWTLINNIKVRMSVDTLDEQLPMKLRLDLYNECFLAFVRTEFKFEDIRKYLEKRLGIHFS YNDKTINYKDSTSVAGCPITARFRKMLGEEWESFRVEGQKERQAHSKNNISFHRVSYSIEDIWH FCYDAEEPEAVLAFAQETLRLERKKAEELVRIWSAMPQGYAMLSQKAIRNINKILMLGLKYSDA VILAKVPELVDVSDEELLSIAKDYYLVEAQVNYDKRINSIVNGLIAKYKSVSEEYRFADHNYEY LLDESDEKDIIRQIENSLGARRWSLMDANEQTDILQKVRDRYQDFFRSHERKFVESPKLGESFE NYLTKKFPMVEREQWKKLYHPSQITIYRPVSVGKDRSVLRLGNPDIGAIKNPTVLRVLNTLRRR VNQLLDDGVISPDETRVVVETARELNDANRKWALDTYNRIRHDENEKIKKILEEFYPKRDGIST DDIDKARYVIDQREVDYFTGSKTYNKDIKKYKFWLEQGGQCMYTGRTINLSNLFDPNAFDIEHT IPESLSFDSSDMNLTLCDAHYNRFIKKNHIPTDMPNYDKAITIDGKEYPAITSQLQRWVERVER LNRNVEYWKGQARRAQNKDRKDQCMREMHLWKMELEYWKKKLERFTVTEVTDGFKNSQLVDTRV ITRHAVLYLKSIFPHVDVQRGDVTAKFRKILGIQSVDEKKDRSLHSHHAIDATTLTIIPVSAKR DRMLELFAKIEEINKMLSFSGSEDRTGLIQELEGLKNKLQMEVKVCRIGHNVSEIGTFINDNII VNHHIKNQALTPVRRRLRKKGYIVGGVDNPRWQTGDALRGEIHKASYYGAITQFAKDDEGKVLM KEGRPQVNPTIKFVIRRELKYKKSAADSGFASWDDLGKAIVDKELFALMKGQFPAETSFKDACE QGIYMIKKGKNGMPDIKLHHIRHVRCEAPQSGLKIKEQTYKSEKEYKRYFYAAVGDLYAMCCYT NGKIREFRIYSLYDVSCHRKSDIEDIPEFITDKKGNRLMLDYKLRTGDMILLYKDNPAELYDLD NVNLSRRLYKINRFESQSNLVLMTHHLSTSKERGRSLGKTVDYQNLPESIRSSVKSLNFLIMGE NRDFVIKNGKIIFNHR SEQ ID NO: 340 MLVSPISVDLGGKNTGFFSFTDSLDNSQSGTVIYDESFVLSQVGRRSKRHSKRNNLRNKLVKRL FLLILQEHHGLSIDVLPDEIRGLFNKRGYTYAGFELDEKKKDALESDTLKEFLSEKLQSIDRDS DVEDFLNQIASNAESFKDYKKGFEAVFASATHSPNKKLELKDELKSEYGENAKELLAGLRVTKE ILDEFDKQENQGNLPRAKYFEELGEYIATNEKVKSFFDSNSLKLTDMTKLIGNISNYQLKELRR YFNDKEMEKGDIWIPNKLHKITERFVRSWHPKNDADRQRRAELMKDLKSKEIMELLTTTEPVMT IPPYDDMNNRGAVKCQTLRLNEEYLDKHLPNWRDIAKRLNHGKFNDDLADSTVKGYSEDSTLLH RLLDTSKEIDIYELRGKKPNELLVKTLGQSDANRLYGFAQNYYELIRQKVRAGIWVPVKNKDDS LNLEDNSNMLKRCNHNPPHKKNQIHNLVAGILGVKLDEAKFAEFEKELWSAKVGNKKLSAYCKN IEELRKTHGNTFKIDIEELRKKDPAELSKEEKAKLRLTDDVILNEWSQKIANFFDIDDKHRQRF NNLFSMAQLHTVIDTPRSGFSSTCKRCTAENRFRSETAFYNDETGEFHKKATATCQRLPADTQR PFSGKIERYIDKLGYELAKIKAKELEGMEAKEIKVPIILEQNAFEYEESLRKSKTGSNDRVINS KKDRDGKKLAKAKENAEDRLKDKDKRIKAFSSGICPYCGDTIGDDGEIDHILPRSHTLKIYGTV FNPEGNLIYVHQKCNQAKADSIYKLSDIKAGVSAQWIEEQVANIKGYKTFSVLSAEQQKAFRYA LFLQNDNEAYKKVVDWLRTDQSARVNGTQKYLAKKIQEKLTKMLPNKHLSFEFILADATEVSEL RRQYARQNPLLAKAEKQAPSSHAIDAVMAFVARYQKVFKDGTPPNADEVAKLAMLDSWNPASNE PLTKGLSTNQKIEKMIKSGDYGQKNMREVFGKSIFGENAIGERYKPIVVQEGGYYIGYPATVKK GYELKNCKVVTSKNDIAKLEKIIKNQDLISLKENQYIKIFSINKQTISELSNRYFNMNYKNLVE RDKEIVGLLEFIVENCRYYTKKVDVKFAPKYIHETKYPFYDDWRRFDEAWRYLQENQNKTSSKD RFVIDKSSLNEYYQPDKNEYKLDVDTQPIWDDFCRWYFLDRYKTANDKKSIRIKARKTFSLLAE SGVQGKVFRAKRKIPTGYAYQALPMDNNVIAGDYANILLEANSKTLSLVPKSGISIEKQLDKKL DVIKKTDVRGLAIDNNSFFNADFDTHGIRLIVENTSVKVGNFPISAIDKSAKRMIFRALFEKEK GKRKKKTTISFKESGPVQDYLKVFLKKIVKIQLRTDGSISNIVVRKNAADFTLSFRSEHIQKLL K SEQ ID NO: 341 MAYRLGLDIGITSVGWAVVALEKDESGLKPVRIQDLGVRIFDKAEDSKTGASLALPRREARSAR RRTRRRRHRLWRVKRLLEQHGILSMEQIEALYAQRTSSPDVYALRVAGLDRCLIAEEIARVLIH IAHRRGFQSNRKSEIKDSDAGKLLKAVQENENLMQSKGYRTVAEMLVSEATKTDAEGKLVHGKK HGYVSNVRNKAGEYRHTVSRQAIVDEVRKIFAAQRALGNDVMSEELEDSYLKILCSQRNFDDGP GGDSPYGHGSVSPDGVRQSIYERMVGSCTFETGEKRAPRSSYSFERFQLLTKVVNLRIYRQQED GGRYPCELTQTERARVIDCAYEQTKITYGKLRKLLDMKDTESFAGLTYGLNRSRNKTEDTVFVE MKFYHEVRKALQRAGVFIQDLSIETLDQIGWILSVWKSDDNRRKKLSTLGLSDNVIEELLPLNG SKFGHLSLKAIRKILPFLEDGYSYDVACELAGYQFQGKTEYVKQRLLPPLGEGEVTNPVVRRAL SQAIKVVNAVIRKHGSPESIHIELARELSKNLDERRKIEKAQKENQKNNEQIKDEIREILGSAH VTGRDIVKYKLFKQQQEFCMYSGEKLDVTRLFEPGYAEVDHIIPYGISFDDSYDNKVLVKTEQN RQKGNRTPLEYLRDKPEQKAKFIALVESIPLSQKKKNHLLMDKRAIDLEQEGFRERNLSDTRYI TRALMNHIQAWLLFDETASTRSKRVVCVNGAVTAYMRARWGLTKDRDAGDKHHAADAVVVACIG DSLIQRVTKYDKFKRNALADRNRYVQQVSKSEGITQYVDKETGEVFTWESFDERKFLPNEPLEP WPFFRDELLARLSDDPSKNIRAIGLLTYSETEQIDPIFVSRMPTRKVTGAAHKETIRSPRIVKV DDNKGTEIQVVVSKVALTELKLTKDGEIKDYFRPEDDPRLYNTLRERLVQFGGDAKAAFKEPVY KISKDGSVRTPVRKVKIQEKLTLGVPVHGGRGIAENGGMVRIDVFAKGGKYYFVPIYVADVLKR ELPNRLATAHKPYSEWRVVDDSYQFKFSLYPNDAVMIKPSREVDITYKDRKEPVGCRIMYFVSA NIASASISLRTHDNSGELEGLGIQGLEVFEKYVVGPLGDTHPVYKERRMPFRVERKMN SEQ ID NO: 342 MPVLSPLSPNAAQGRRRWSLALDIGEGSIGWAVAEVDAEGRVLQLTGTGVTLFPSAWSNENGTY VAHGAADRAVRGQQQRHDSRRRRLAGLARLCAPVLERSPEDLKDLTRTPPKADPRAIFFLRADA ARRPLDGPELFRVLHHMAAHRGIRLAELQEVDPPPESDADDAAPAATEDEDGTRRAAADERAFR RLMAEHMHRHGTQPTCGEIMAGRLRETPAGAQPVTRARDGLRVGGGVAVPTRALIEQEFDAIRA IQAPRHPDLPWDSLRRLVLDQAPIAVPPATPCLFLEELRRRGETFQGRTITREAIDRGLTVDPL IQALRIRETVGNLRLHERITEPDGRQRYVPRAMPELGLSHGELTAPERDTLVRALMHDPDGLAA KDGRIPYTRLRKLIGYDNSPVCFAQERDTSGGGITVNPTDPLMARWIDGWVDLPLKARSLYVRD VVARGADSAALARLLAEGAHGVPPVAAAAVPAATAAILESDIMQPGRYSVCPWAAEAILDAWAN APTEGFYDVTRGLFGFAPGEIVLEDLRRARGALLAHLPRTMAAARTPNRAAQQRGPLPAYESVI PSQLITSLRRAHKGRAADWSAADPEERNPFLRTWTGNAATDHILNQVRKTANEVITKYGNRRGW DPLPSRITVELAREAKHGVIRRNEIAKENRENEGRRKKESAALDTFCQDNTVSWQAGGLPKERA ALRLRLAQRQEFFCPYCAERPKLRATDLFSPAETEIDHVIERRMGGDGPDNLVLAHKDCNNAKG KKTPHEHAGDLLDSPALAALWQGWRKENADRLKGKGHKARTPREDKDFMDRVGWRFEEDARAKA EENQERRGRRMLHDTARATRLARLYLAAAVMPEDPAEIGAPPVETPPSPEDPTGYTAIYRTISR VQPVNGSVTHMLRQRLLQRDKNRDYQTHHAEDACLLLLAGPAVVQAFNTEAAQHGADAPDDRPV DLMPTSDAYHQQRRARALGRVPLATVDAALADIVMPESDRQDPETGRVHWRLTRAGRGLKRRID DLTRNCVILSRPRRPSETGTPGALHNATHYGRREITVDGRTDTVVTQRMNARDLVALLDNAKIV PAARLDAAAPGDTILKEICTEIADRHDRVVDPEGTHARRWISARLAALVPAHAEAVARDIAELA DLDALADADRTPEQEARRSALRQSPYLGRAISAKKADGRARAREQEILTRALLDPHWGPRGLRH LIMREARAPSLVRIRANKTDAFGRPVPDAAVWVKTDGNAVSQLWRLTSVVTDDGRRIPLPKPIE KRIEISNLEYARLNGLDEGAGVTGNNAPPRPLRQDIDRLTPLWRDHGTAPGGYLGTAVGELEDK ARSALRGKAMRQTLTDAGITAEAGWRLDSEGAVCDLEVAKGDTVKKDGKTYKVGVITQGIFGMP VDAAGSAPRTPEDCEKFEEQYGIKPWKAKGIPLA SEQ ID NO: 343 MNYTEKEKLFMKYILALDIGIASVGWAILDKESETVIEAGSNIFPEASAADNQLRRDMRGAKRN NRRLKTRINDFIKLWENNNLSIPQFKSTEIVGLKVRAITEEITLDELYLILYSYLKHRGISYLE DALDDTVSGSSAYANGLKLNAKELETHYPCEIQQERLNTIGKYRGQSQIINENGEVLDLSNVFT IGAYRKEIQRVFEIQKKYHPELTDEFCDGYMLIFNRKRKYYEGPGNEKSRTDYGRFTTKLDANG NYITEDNIFEKLIGKCSVYPDELRAAAASYTAQEYNVLNDLNNLTINGRKLEENEKHEIVERIK SSNTINMRKIISDCMGENIDDFAGARIDKSGKEIFHKFEVYNKMRKALLEIGIDISNYSREELD EIGYIMTINTDKEAMMEAFQKSWIDLSDDVKQCLINMRKTNGALFNKWQSFSLKIMNELIPEMY AQPKEQMTLLTEMGVTKGTQEEFAGLKYIPVDVVSEDIFNPVVRRSVRISFKILNAVLKKYKAL DTIVIEMPRDRNSEEQKKRINDSQKLNEKEMEYIEKKLAVTYGIKLSPSDFSSQKQLSLKLKLW NEQDGICLYSGKTIDPNDIINNPQLFEIDHIIPRSISFDDARSNKVLVYRSENQKKGNQTPYYY LTHSHSEWSFEQYKATVMNLSKKKEYAISRKKIQNLLYSEDITKMDVLKGFINRNINDTSYASR LVLNTIQNFFMANEADTKVKVIKGSYTHQMRCNLKLDKNRDESYSHHAVDAMLIGYSELGYEAY HKLQGEFIDFETGEILRKDMWDENMSDEVYADYLYGKKWANIRNEVVKAEKNVKYWHYVMRKSN RGLCNQTIRGTREYDGKQYKINKLDIRTKEGIKVFAKLAFSKKDSDRERLLVYLNDRRTFDDLC KIYEDYSDAANPFVQYEKETGDIIRKYSKKHNGPRIDKLKYKDGEVGACIDISHKYGFEKGSKK VILESLVPYRMDVYYKEENHSYYLVGVKQSDIKFEKGRNVIDEEAYARILVNEKMIQPGQSRAD LENLGFKFKLSFYKNDIIEYEKDGKIYTERLVSRTMPKQRNYIETKPIDKAKFEKQNLVGLGKT KFIKKYRYDILGNKYSCSEEKFTSFC SEQ ID NO: 344 MLRLYCANNLVLNNVQNLWKYLLLLIFDKKIIFLFKIKVILIRRYMENNNKEKIVIGFDLGVAS VGWSIVNAETKEVIDLGVRLFSEPEKADYRRAKRTTRRLLRRKKFKREKFHKLILKNAEIFGLQ SRNEILNVYKDQSSKYRNILKLKINALKEEIKPSELVWILRDYLQNRGYFYKNEKLTDEFVSNS FPSKKLHEHYEKYGFFRGSVKLDNKLDNKKDKAKEKDEEEESDAKKESEELIFSNKQWINEIVK VFENQSYLTESFKEEYLKLFNYVRPFNKGPGSKNSRTAYGVFSTDIDPETNKFKDYSNIWDKTI GKCSLFEEEIRAPKNLPSALIFNLQNEICTIKNEFTEFKNWWLNAEQKSEILKFVFTELFNWKD KKYSDKKFNKNLQDKIKKYLLNFALENFNLNEEILKNRDLENDTVLGLKGVKYYEKSNATADAA LEFSSLKPLYVFIKFLKEKKLDLNYLLGLENTEILYFLDSIYLAISYSSDLKERNEWFKKLLKE LYPKIKNNNLEIIENVEDIFEITDQEKFESFSKTHSLSREAFNHIIPLLLSNNEGKNYESLKHS NEELKKRTEKAELKAQQNQKYLKDNFLKEALVPLSVKTSVLQAIKIFNQIIKNFGKKYEISQVV IEMARELTKPNLEKLLNNATNSNIKILKEKLDQTEKFDDFTKKKFIDKIENSVVFRNKLFLWFE QDRKDPYTQLDIKINEIEDETEIDHVIPYSKSADDSWFNKLLVKKSTNQLKKNKTVWEYYQNES DPEAKWNKFVAWAKRIYLVQKSDKESKDNSEKNSIFKNKKPNLKFKNITKKLFDPYKDLGFLAR NLNDTRYATKVFRDQLNNYSKHHSKDDENKLFKVVCMNGSITSFLRKSMWRKNEEQVYRFNFWK KDRDQFFHHAVDASIIAIFSLLTKTLYNKLRVYESYDVQRREDGVYLINKETGEVKKADKDYWK DQHNFLKIRENAIEIKNVLNNVDFQNQVRYSRKANTKLNTQLFNETLYGVKEFENNFYKLEKVN LFSRKDLRKFILEDLNEESEKNKKNENGSRKRILTEKYIVDEILQILENEEFKDSKSDINALNK YMDSLPSKFSEFFSQDFINKCKKENSLILTFDAIKHNDPKKVIKIKNLKFFREDATLKNKQAVH KDSKNQIKSFYESYKCVGFIWLKNKNDLEESIFVPINSRVIHFGDKDKDIFDFDSYNKEKLLNE INLKRPENKKFNSINEIEFVKFVKPGALLLNFENQQIYYISTLESSSLRAKIKLLNKMDKGKAV SMKKITNPDEYKIIEHVNPLGINLNWTKKLENNN SEQ ID NO: 345 MLMSKHVLGLDLGVGSIGWCLIALDAQGDPAEILGMGSRVVPLNNATKAIEAFNAGAAFTASQE RTARRTMRRGFARYQLRRYRLRRELEKVGMLPDAALIQLPLLELWELRERAATAGRRLTLPELG RVLCHINQKRGYRHVKSDAAAIVGDEGEKKKDSNSAYLAGIRANDEKLQAEHKTVGQYFAEQLR QNQSESPTGGISYRIKDQIFSRQCYIDEYDQIMAVQRVHYPDILTDEFIRMLRDEVIFMQRPLK SCKHLVSLCEFEKQERVMRVQQDDGKGGWQLVERRVKFGPKVAPKSSPLFQLCCIYEAVNNIRL TRPNGSPCDITPEERAKIVAHLQSSASLSFAALKKLLKEKALIADQLTSKSGLKGNSTRVALAS ALQPYPQYHHLLDMELETRMMTVQLTDEETGEVTEREVAVVTDSYVRKPLYRLWHILYSIEERE AMRRALITQLGMKEEDLDGGLLDQLYRLDFVKPGYGNKSAKFICKLLPQLQQGLGYSEACAAVG YRHSNSPTSEEITERTLLEKIPLLQRNELRQPLVEKILNQMINLVNALKAEYGIDEVRVELARE LKMSREERERMARNNKDREERNKGVAAKIRECGLYPTKPRIQKYMLWKEAGRQCLYCGRSIEEE QCLREGGMEVEHIIPKSVLYDDSYGNKTCACRRCNKEKGNRTALEYIRAKGREAEYMKRINDLL KEKKISYSKHQRLRWLKEDIPSDFLERQLRLTQYISRQAMAILQQGIRRVSASEGGVTARLRSL WGYGKILHTLNLDRYDSMGETERVSREGEATEELHITNWSKRMDHRHHAIDALVVACTRQSYIQ RLNRLSSEFGREDKKKEDQEAQEQQATETGRLSNLERWLTQRPHFSVRTVSDKVAEILISYRPG QRVVTRGRNIYRKKMADGREVSCVQRGVLVPRGELMEASFYGKILSQGRVRIVKRYPLHDLKGE VVDPHLRELITTYNQELKSREKGAPIPPLCLDKDKKQEVRSVRCYAKTLSLDKAIPMCFDEKGE PTAFVKSASNHHLALYRTPKGKLVESIVTFWDAVDRARYGIPLVITHPREVMEQVLQRGDIPEQ VLSLLPPSDWVFVDSLQQDEMVVIGLSDEELQRALEAQNYRKISEHLYRVQKMSSSYYVFRYHL ETSVADDKNTSGRIPKFHRVQSLKAYEERNIRKVRVDLLGRISLL SEQ ID NO: 346 MSDLVLGLDIGIGSVGVGILNKVTGEIIHKNSRIFPAAQAENNLVRRTNRQGRRLARRKKHRRV RLNRLFEESGLITDFTKISINLNPYQLRVKGLTDELSNEELFIALKNMVKHRGISYLDDASDDG NSSVGDYAQIVKENSKQLETKTPGQIQLERYQTYGQLRGDFTVEKDGKKHRLINVFPTSAYRSE ALRILQTQQEFNPQITDEFINRYLEILTGKRKYYHGPGNEKSRTDYGRYRTSGETLDNIFGILI GKCTFYPDEFRAAKASYTAQEFNLLNDLNNLTVPTETKKLSKEQKNQIINYVKNEKAMGPAKLF KYIAKLLSCDVADIKGYRIDKSGKAEIHTFEAYRKMKTLETLDIEQMDRETLDKLAYVLTLNTE REGIQEALEHEFADGSFSQKQVDELVQFRKANSSIFGKGWHNFSVKLMMELIPELYETSEEQMT ILTRLGKQKTTSSSNKTKYIDEKLLTEEIYNPVVAKSVRQAIKIVNAAIKEYGDFDNIVIEMAR ETNEDDEKKAIQKIQKANKDEKDAAMLKAANQYNGKAELPHSVFHGHKQLATKIRLWHQQGERC LYTGKTISIHDLINNSNQFEVDHILPLSITFDDSLANKVLVYATANQEKGQRTPYQALDSMDDA WSFRELKAFVRESKTLSNKKKEYLLTEEDISKFDVRKKFIERNLVDTRYASRVVLNALQEHFRA HKIDTKVSVVRGQFTSQLRRHWGIEKTRDTYHHHAVDALIIAASSQLNLWKKQKNTLVSYSEDQ LLDIETGELISDDEYKESVFKAPYQHFVDTLKSKEFEDSILFSYQVDSKFNRKISDATIYATRQ AKVGKDKADETYVLGKIKDIYTQDGYDAFMKIYKKDKSKFLMYRHDPQTFEKVIEPILENYPNK QINEKGKEVPCNPFLKYKEEHGYIRKYSKKGNGPEIKSLKYYDSKLGNHIDITPKDSNNKVVLQ SVSPWRADVYFNKTTGKYEILGLKYADLQFEKGTGTYKISQEKYNDIKKKEGVDSDSEFKFTLY KNDLLLVKDTETKEQQLFRFLSRTMPKQKHYVELKPYDKQKFEGGEALIKVLGNVANSGQCKKG LGKSNISIYKVRTDVLGNQHIIKNEGDKPKLDF SEQ ID NO: 347 MNAEHGKEGLLIMEENFQYRIGLDIGITSVGWAVLQNNSQDEPVRITDLGVRIFDVAENPKNGD ALAAPRRDARTTRRRLRRRRHRLERIKFLLQENGLIEMDSFMERYYKGNLPDVYQLRYEGLDRK LKDEELAQVLIHIAKHRGFRSTRKAETKEKEGGAVLKATTENQKIMQEKGYRTVGEMLYLDEAF HTECLWNEKGYVLTPRNRPDDYKHTILRSMLVEEVHAIFAAQRAHGNQKATEGLEEAYVEIMTS QRSFDMGPGLQPDGKPSPYAMEGFGDRVGKCTFEKDEYRAPKATYTAELFVALQKINHTKLIDE FGTGRFFSEEERKTIIGLLLSSKELKYGTIRKKLNIDPSLKFNSLNYSAKKEGETEEERVLDTE KAKFASMFWTYEYSKCLKDRTEEMPVGEKADLFDRIGEILTAYKNDDSRSSRLKELGLSGEEID GLLDLSPAKYQRVSLKAMRKMQPYLEDGLIYDKACEAAGYDFRALNDGNKKHLLKGEEINAIVN DITNPVVKRSVSQTIKVINAIIQKYGSPQAVNIELAREMSKNFQDRTNLEKEMKKRQQENERAK QQIIELGKQNPTGQDILKYRLWNDQGGYCLYSGKKIPLEELFDGGYDIDHILPYSITFDDSYRN KVLVTAQENRQKGNRTPYEYFGADEKRWEDYEASVRLLVRDYKKQQKLLKKNFTEEERKEFKER NLNDTKYITRVVYNMIRQNLELEPFNHPEKKKQVWAVNGAVTSYLRKRWGLMQKDRSTDRHHAM DAVVIACCTDGMIHKISRYMQGRELAYSRNFKFPDEETGEILNRDNFTREQWDEKFGVKVPLPW NSFRDELDIRLLNEDPKNFLLTHADVQRELDYPGWMYGEEESPIEEGRYINYIRPLFVSRMPNH KVTGSAHDATIRSARDYETRGVVITKVPLTDLKLNKDNEIEGYYDKDSDRLLYQALVRQLLLHG NDGKKAFAEDFHKPKADGTEGPVVRKVKIEKKQTSGVMVRGGTGIAANGEMVRIDVFRENGKYY FVPVYTADVVRKVLPNRAATHTKPYSEWRVMDDANFVFSLYSRDLIHVKSKKDIKTNLVNGGLL LQKEIFAYYTGADIATASIAGFANDSNFKFRGLGIQSLEIFEKCQVDILGNISVVRHENRQEFH SEQ ID NO: 348 MRVLGLDAGIASLGWALIEIEESNRGELSQGTIIGAGTWMFDAPEEKTQAGAKLKSEQRRTFRG QRRVVRRRRQRMNEVRRILHSHGLLPSSDRDALKQPGLDPWRIRAEALDRLLGPVELAVALGHI ARHRGFKSNSKGAKTNDPADDTSKMKRAVNETREKLARFGSAAKMLVEDESFVLRQTPTKNGAS EIVRRFRNREGDYSRSLLRDDLAAEMRALFTAQARFQSAIATADLQTAFTKAAFFQRPLQDSEK LVGPCPFEVDEKRAPKRGYSFELFRFLSRLNHVTLRDGKQERTLTRDELALAAADFGAAAKVSF TALRKKLKLPETTVFVGVKADEESKLDVVARSGKAAEGTARLRSVIVDALGELAWGALLCSPEK LDKIAEVISFRSDIGRISEGLAQAGCNAPLVDALTAAASDGRFDPFTGAGHISSKAARNILSGL RQGMTYDKACCAADYDHTASRERGAFDVGGHGREALKRILQEERISRELVGSPTARKALIESIK QVKAIVERYGVPDRIHVELARDVGKSIEEREEITRGIEKRNRQKDKLRGLFEKEVGRPPQDGAR GKEELLRFELWSEQMGRCLYTDDYISPSQLVATDDAVQVDHILPWSRFADDSYANKTLCMAKAN QDKKGRTPYEWFKAEKTDTEWDAFIVRVEALADMKGFKKRNYKLRNAEEAAAKFRNRNLNDTRW ACRLLAEALKQLYPKGEKDKDGKERRRVFSRPGALTDRLRRAWGLQWMKKSTKGDRIPDDRHHA LDAIVIAATTESLLQRATREVQEIEDKGLHYDLVKNVTPPWPGFREQAVEAVEKVFVARAERRR ARGKAHDATIRHIAVREGEQRVYERRKVAELKLADLDRVKDAERNARLIEKLRNWIEAGSPKDD PPLSPKGDPIFKVRLVTKSKVNIALDTGNPKRPGTVDRGEMARVDVFRKASKKGKYEYYLVPIY PHDIATMKTPPIRAVQAYKPEDEWPEMDSSYEFCWSLVPMTYLQVISSKGEIFEGYYRGMNRSV GAIQLSAHSNSSDVVQGIGARTLTEFKKFNVDRFGRKHEVERELRTWRGETWRGKAYI SEQ ID NO: 349 MGNYYLGLDVGIGSIGWAVINIEKKRIEDFNVRIFKSGEIQEKNRNSRASQQCRRSRGLRRLYR RKSHRKLRLKNYLSIIGLTTSEKIDYYYETADNNVIQLRNKGLSEKLTPEEIAACLIHICNNRG YKDFYEVNVEDIEDPDERNEYKEEHDSIVLISNLMNEGGYCTPAEMICNCREFDEPNSVYRKFH NSAASKNHYLITRHMLVKEVDLILENQSKYYGILDDKTIAKIKDIIFAQRDFEIGPGKNERFRR FTGYLDSIGKCQFFKDQERGSRFTVIADIYAFVNVLSQYTYTNNRGESVFDTSFANDLINSALK NGSMDKRELKAIAKSYHIDISDKNSDTSLTKCFKYIKVVKPLFEKYGYDWDKLIENYTDTDNNV LNRIGIVLSQAQTPKRRREKLKALNIGLDDGLINELTKLKLSGTANVSYKYMQGSIEAFCEGDL YGKYQAKFNKEIPDIDENAKPQKLPPFKNEDDCEFFKNPVVFRSINETRKLINAIIDKYGYPAA VNIETADELNKTFEDRAIDTKRNNDNQKENDRIVKEIIECIKCDEVHARHLIEKYKLWEAQEGK CLYSGETITKEDMLRDKDKLFEVDHIVPYSLILDNTINNKALVYAEENQKKGQRTPLMYMNEAQ AADYRVRVNTMFKSKKCSKKKYQYLMLPDLNDQELLGGWRSRNLNDTRYICKYLVNYLRKNLRF DRSYESSDEDDLKIRDHYRVFPVKSRFTSMFRRWWLNEKTWGRYDKAELKKLTYLDHAADAIII ANCRPEYVVLAGEKLKLNKMYHQAGKRITPEYEQSKKACIDNLYKLFRMDRRTAEKLLSGHGRL TPIIPNLSEEVDKRLWDKNIYEQFWKDDKDKKSCEELYRENVASLYKGDPKFASSLSMPVISLK PDHKYRGTITGEEAIRVKEIDGKLIKLKRKSISEITAESINSIYTDDKILIDSLKTIFEQADYK DVGDYLKKTNQHFFTTSSGKRVNKVTVIEKVPSRWLRKEIDDNNFSLLNDSSYYCIELYKDSKG DNNLQGIAMSDIVHDRKTKKLYLKPDFNYPDDYYTHVMYIFPGDYLRIKSTSKKSGEQLKFEGY FISVKNVNENSFRFISDNKPCAKDKRVSITKKDIVIKLAVDLMGKVQGENNGKGISCGEPLSLL KEKN SEQ ID NO: 350 MLSRQLLGASHLARPVSYSYNVQDNDVHCSYGERCFMRGKRYRIGIDVGLNSVGLAAVEVSDEN SPVRLLNAQSVIHDGGVDPQKNKEAITRKNMSGVARRTRRMRRRKRERLHKLDMLLGKFGYPVI EPESLDKPFEEWHVRAELATRYIEDDELRRESISIALRHMARHRGWRNPYRQVDSLISDNPYSK QYGELKEKAKAYNDDATAAEEESTPAQLVVAMLDAGYAEAPRLRWRTGSKKPDAEGYLPVRLMQ EDNANELKQIFRVQRVPADEWKPLFRSVFYAVSPKGSAEQRVGQDPLAPEQARALKASLAFQEY RIANVITNLRIKDASAELRKLTVDEKQSIYDQLVSPSSEDITWSDLCDFLGFKRSQLKGVGSLT EDGEERISSRPPRLTSVQRIYESDNKIRKPLVAWWKSASDNEHEAMIRLLSNTVDIDKVREDVA YASAIEFIDGLDDDALTKLDSVDLPSGRAAYSVETLQKLTRQMLTTDDDLHEARKTLFNVTDSW RPPADPIGEPLGNPSVDRVLKNVNRYLMNCQQRWGNPVSVNIEHVRSSFSSVAFARKDKREYEK NNEKRSIFRSSLSEQLRADEQMEKVRESDLRRLEAIQRQNGQCLYCGRTITFRTCEMDHIVPRK GVGSTNTRTNFAAVCAECNRMKSNTPFAIWARSEDAQTRGVSLAEAKKRVTMFTFNPKSYAPRE VKAFKQAVIARLQQTEDDAAIDNRSIESVAWMADELHRRIDWYFNAKQYVNSASIDDAEAETMK TTVSVFQGRVTASARRAAGIEGKIHFIGQQSKTRLDRRHHAVDASVIAMMNTAAAQTLMERESL RESQRLIGLMPGERSWKEYPYEGTSRYESFHLWLDNMDVLLELLNDALDNDRIAVMQSQRYVLG NSIAHDATIHPLEKVPLGSAMSADLIRRASTPALWCALTRLPDYDEKEGLPEDSHREIRVHDTR YSADDEMGFFASQAAQIAVQEGSADIGSAIHHARVYRCWKTNAKGVRKYFYGMIRVFQTDLLRA CHDDLFTVPLPPQSISMRYGEPRVVQALQSGNAQYLGSLVVGDEIEMDFSSLDVDGQIGEYLQF FSQFSGGNLAWKHWVVDGFFNQTQLRIRPRYLAAEGLAKAFSDDVVPDGVQKIVTKQGWLPPVN TASKTAVRIVRRNAFGEPRLSSAHHMPCSWQWRHE SEQ ID NO: 351 MYSIGLDLGISSVGWSVIDERTGNVIDLGVRLFSAKNSEKNLERRTNRGGRRLIRRKTNRLKDA KKILAAVGFYEDKSLKNSCPYQLRVKGLTEPLSRGEIYKVTLHILKKRGISYLDEVDTEAAKES QDYKEQVRKNAQLLTKYTPGQIQLQRLKENNRVKTGINAQGNYQLNVFKVSAYANELATILKTQ QAFYPNELTDDWIALFVQPGIAEEAGLIYRKRPYYHGPGNEANNSPYGRWSDFQKTGEPATNIF DKLIGKDFQGELRASGLSLSAQQYNLLNDLTNLKIDGEVPLSSEQKEYILTELMTKEFTRFGVN DVVKLLGVKKERLSGWRLDKKGKPEIHTLKGYRNWRKIFAEAGIDLATLPTETIDCLAKVLTLN TEREGIENTLAFELPELSESVKLLVLDRYKELSQSISTQSWHRFSLKTLHLLIPELMNATSEQN TLLEQFQLKSDVRKRYSEYKKLPTKDVLAEIYNPTVNKTVSQAFKVIDALLVKYGKEQIRYITI EMPRDDNEEDEKKRIKELHAKNSQRKNDSQSYFMQKSGWSQEKFQTTIQKNRRFLAKLLYYYEQ DGICAYTGLPISPELLVSDSTEIDHIIPISISLDDSINNKVLVLSKANQVKGQQTPYDAWMDGS FKKINGKFSNWDDYQKWVESRHFSHKKENNLLETRNIFDSEQVEKFLARNLNDTRYASRLVLNT LQSFFTNQETKVRVVNGSFTHTLRKKWGADLDKTRETHHHHAVDATLCAVTSFVKVSRYHYAVK EETGEKVMREIDFETGEIVNEMSYWEFKKSKKYERKTYQVKWPNFREQLKPVNLHPRIKFSHQV DRKANRKLSDATIYSVREKTEVKTLKSGKQKITTDEYTIGKIKDIYTLDGWEAFKKKQDKLLMK DLDEKTYERLLSIAETTPDFQEVEEKNGKVKRVKRSPFAVYCEENDIPAIQKYAKKNNGPLIRS LKYYDGKLNKHINITKDSQGRPVEKTKNGRKVTLQSLKPYRYDIYQDLETKAYYTVQLYYSDLR FVEGKYGITEKEYMKKVAEQTKGQVVRFCFSLQKNDGLEIEWKDSQRYDVRFYNFQSANSINFK GLEQEMMPAENQFKQKPYNNGAINLNIAKYGKEGKKLRKFNTDILGKKHYLFYEKEPKNIIK SEQ ID NO: 352 MYFYKNKENKLNKKVVLGLDLGIASVGWCLTDISQKEDNKFPIILHGVRLFETVDDSDDKLLNE TRRKKRGQRRRNRRLFTRKRDFIKYLIDNNIIELEFDKNPKILVRNFIEKYINPFSKNLELKYK SVTNLPIGFHNLRKAAINEKYKLDKSELIVLLYFYLSLRGAFFDNPEDTKSKEMNKNEIEIFDK NESIKNAEFPIDKIIEFYKISGKIRSTINLKFGHQDYLKEIKQVFEKQNIDFMNYEKFAMEEKS FFSRIRNYSEGPGNEKSFSKYGLYANENGNPELIINEKGQKIYTKIFKTLWESKIGKCSYDKKL YRAPKNSFSAKVFDITNKLTDWKHKNEYISERLKRKILLSRFLNKDSKSAVEKILKEENIKFEN LSEIAYNKDDNKINLPIINAYHSLTTIFKKHLINFENYLISNENDLSKLMSFYKQQSEKLFVPN EKGSYEINQNNNVLHIFDAISNILNKFSTIQDRIRILEGYFEFSNLKKDVKSSEIYSEIAKLRE FSGTSSLSFGAYYKFIPNLISEGSKNYSTISYEEKALQNQKNNFSHSNLFEKTWVEDLIASPTV KRSLRQTMNLLKEIFKYSEKNNLEIEKIVVEVTRSSNNKHERKKIEGINKYRKEKYEELKKVYD LPNENTTLLKKLWLLRQQQGYDAYSLRKIEANDVINKPWNYDIDHIVPRSISFDDSFSNLVIVN KLDNAKKSNDLSAKQFIEKIYGIEKLKEAKENWGNWYLRNANGKAFNDKGKFIKLYTIDNLDEF DNSDFINRNLSDTSYITNALVNHLTFSNSKYKYSVVSVNGKQTSNLRNQIAFVGIKNNKETERE WKRPEGFKSINSNDFLIREEGKNDVKDDVLIKDRSFNGHHAEDAYFITIISQYFRSFKRIERLN VNYRKETRELDDLEKNNIKFKEKASFDNFLLINALDELNEKLNQMRFSRMVITKKNTQLFNETL YSGKYDKGKNTIKKVEKLNLLDNRTDKIKKIEEFFDEDKLKENELTKLHIFNHDKNLYETLKII WNEVKIEIKNKNLNEKNYFKYFVNKKLQEGKISFNEWVPILDNDFKIIRKIRYIKFSSEEKETD EIIFSQSNFLKIDQRQNFSFHNTLYWVQIWVYKNQKDQYCFISIDARNSKFEKDEIKINYEKLK TQKEKLQIINEEPILKINKGDLFENEEKELFYIVGRDEKPQKLEIKYILGKKIKDQKQIQKPVK KYFPNWKKVNLTYMGEIFKK SEQ ID NO: 353 MDNKNYRIGIDVGLNSIGFCAVEVDQHDTPLGFLNLSVYRHDAGIDPNGKKTNTTRLAMSGVAR RTRRLFRKRKRRLAALDRFIEAQGWTLPDHADYKDPYTPWLVRAELAQTPIRDENDLHEKLAIA VRHIARHRGWRSPWVPVRSLHVEQPPSDQYLALKERVEAKTLLQMPEGATPAEMVVALDLSVDV NLRPKNREKTDTRPENKKPGFLGGKLMQSDNANELRKIAKIQGLDDALLRELIELVFAADSPKG ASGELVGYDVLPGQHGKRRAEKAHPAFQRYRIASIVSNLRIRHLGSGADERLDVETQKRVFEYL LNAKPTADITWSDVAEEIGVERNLLMGTATQTADGERASAKPPVDVTNVAFATCKIKPLKEWWL NADYEARCVMVSALSHAEKLTEGTAAEVEVAEFLQNLSDEDNEKLDSFSLPIGRAAYSVDSLER LTKRMIENGEDLFEARVNEFGVSEDWRPPAEPIGARVGNPAVDRVLKAVNRYLMAAEAEWGAPL SVNIEHVREGFISKRQAVEIDRENQKRYQRNQAVRSQIADHINATSGVRGSDVTRYLAIQRQNG ECLYCGTAITFVNSEMDHIVPRAGLGSTNTRDNLVATCERCNKSKSNKPFAVWAAECGIPGVSV AEALKRVDFWIADGFASSKEHRELQKGVKDRLKRKVSDPEIDNRSMESVAWMARELAHRVQYYF DEKHTGTKVRVFRGSLTSAARKASGFESRVNFIGGNGKTRLDRRHHAMDAATVAMLRNSVAKTL VLRGNIRASERAIGAAETWKSFRGENVADRQIFESWSENMRVLVEKFNLALYNDEVSIFSSLRL QLGNGKAHDDTITKLQMHKVGDAWSLTEIDRASTPALWCALTRQPDFTWKDGLPANEDRTIIVN GTHYGPLDKVGIFGKAAASLLVRGGSVDIGSAIHHARIYRIAGKKPTYGMVRVFAPDLLRYRNE DLFNVELPPQSVSMRYAEPKVREAIREGKAEYLGWLVVGDELLLDLSSETSGQIAELQQDFPGT THWTVAGFFSPSRLRLRPVYLAQEGLGEDVSEGSKSIIAGQGWRPAVNKVFGSAMPEVIRRDGL GRKRRFSYSGLPVSWQG SEQ ID NO: 354 MRLGLDIGTSSIGWWLYETDGAGSDARITGVVDGGVRIFSDGRDPKSGASLAVDRRAARAMRRR RDRYLRRRATLMKVLAETGLMPADPAEAKALEALDPFALRAAGLDEPLPLPHLGRALFHLNQRR GFKSNRKTDRGDNESGKIKDATARLDMEMMANGARTYGEFLHKRRQKATDPRHVPSVRTRLSIA NRGGPDGKEEAGYDFYPDRRHLEEEFHKLWAAQGAHHPELTETLRDLLFEKIFFQRPLKEPEVG LCLFSGHHGVPPKDPRLPKAHPLTQRRVLYETVNQLRVTADGREARPLTREERDQVIHALDNKK PTKSLSSMVLKLPALAKVLKLRDGERFTLETGVRDAIACDPLRASPAHPDRFGPRWSILDADAQ WEVISRIRRVQSDAEHAALVDWLTEAHGLDRAHAEATAHAPLPDGYGRLGLTATTRILYQLTAD VVTYADAVKACGWHHSDGRTGECFDRLPYYGEVLERHVIPGSYHPDDDDITRFGRITNPTVHIG LNQLRRLVNRIIETHGKPHQIVVELARDLKKSEEQKRADIKRIRDTTEAAKKRSEKLEELEIED NGRNRMLLRLWEDLNPDDAMRRFCPYTGTRISAAMIFDGSCDVDHILPYSRTLDDSFPNRTLCL REANRQKRNQTPWQAWGDTPHWHAIAANLKNLPENKRWRFAPDAMTRFEGENGFLDRALKDTQY LARISRSYLDTLFTKGGHVWVVPGRFTEMLRRHWGLNSLLSDAGRGAVKAKNRTDHRHHAIDAA VIAATDPGLLNRISRAAGQGEAAGQSAELIARDTPPPWEGFRDDLRVRLDRIIVSHRADHGRID HAARKQGRDSTAGQLHQETAYSIVDDIHVASRTDLLSLKPAQLLDEPGRSGQVRDPQLRKALRV ATGGKTGKDFENALRYFASKPGPYQAIRRVRIIKPLQAQARVPVPAQDPIKAYQGGSNHLFEIW RLPDGEIEAQVITSFEAHTLEGEKRPHPAAKRLLRVHKGDMVALERDGRRVVGHVQKMDIANGL FIVPHNEANADTRNNDKSDPFKWIQIGARPAIASGIRRVSVDEIGRLRDGGTRPI SEQ ID NO: 355 MLHCIAVIRVPPSEEPGFFETHADSCALCHHGCMTYAANDKAIRYRVGIDVGLRSIGFCAVEVD DEDHPIRILNSVVHVHDAGTGGPGETESLRKRSGVAARARRRGRAEKQRLKKLDVLLEELGWGV SSNELLDSHAPWHIRKRLVSEYIEDETERRQCLSVAMAHIARHRGWRNSFSKVDTLLLEQAPSD RMQGLKERVEDRTGLQFSEEVTQGELVATLLEHDGDVTIRGFVRKGGKATKVHGVLEGKYMQSD LVAELRQICRTQRVSETTFEKLVLSIFHSKEPAPSAARQRERVGLDELQLALDPAAKQPRAERA HPAFQKFKVVATLANMRIREQSAGERSLTSEELNRVARYLLNHTESESPTWDDVARKLEVPRHR LRGSSRASLETGGGLTYPPVDDTTVRVMSAEVDWLADWWDCANDESRGHMIDAISNGCGSEPDD VEDEEVNELISSATAEDMLKLELLAKKLPSGRVAYSLKTLREVTAAILETGDDLSQAITRLYGV DPGWVPTPAPIEAPVGNPSVDRVLKQVARWLKFASKRWGVPQTVNIEHTREGLKSASLLEEERE RWERFEARREIRQKEMYKRLGISGPFRRSDQVRYEILDLQDCACLYCGNEINFQTFEVDHIIPR VDASSDSRRTNLAAVCHSCNSAKGGLAFGQWVKRGDCPSGVSLENAIKRVRSWSKDRLGLTEKA MGKRKSEVISRLKTEMPYEEFDGRSMESVAWMAIELKKRIEGYFNSDRPEGCAAVQVNAYSGRL TACARRAAHVDKRVRLIRLKGDDGHHKNRFDRRNHAMDALVIALMTPAIARTIAVREDRREAQQ LTRAFESWKNFLGSEERMQDRWESWIGDVEYACDRLNELIDADKIPVTENLRLRNSGKLHADQP ESLKKARRGSKRPRPQRYVLGDALPADVINRVTDPGLWTALVRAPGFDSQLGLPADLNRGLKLR GKRISADFPIDYFPTDSPALAVQGGYVGLEFHHARLYRIIGPKEKVKYALLRVCAIDLCGIDCD DLFEVELKPSSISMRTADAKLKEAMGNGSAKQIGWLVLGDEIQIDPTKFPKQSIGKFLKECGPV SSWRVSALDTPSKITLKPRLLSNEPLLKTSRVGGHESDLVVAECVEKIMKKTGWVVEINALCQS GLIRVIRRNALGEVRTSPKSGLPISLNLR SEQ ID NO: 356 MRYRVGLDLGTASVGAAVFSMDEQGNPMELIWHYERLFSEPLVPDMGQLKPKKAARRLARQQRR QIDRRASRLRRIAIVSRRLGIAPGRNDSGVHGNDVPTLRAMAVNERIELGQLRAVLLRMGKKRG YGGTFKAVRKVGEAGEVASGASRLEEEMVALASVQNKDSVTVGEYLAARVEHGLPSKLKVAANN EYYAPEYALFRQYLGLPAIKGRPDCLPNMYALRHQIEHEFERIWATQSQFHDVMKDHGVKEEIR NAIFFQRPLKSPADKVGRCSLQTNLPRAPRAQIAAQNFRIEKQMADLRWGMGRRAEMLNDHQKA VIRELLNQQKELSFRKIYKELERAGCPGPEGKGLNMDRAALGGRDDLSGNTTLAAWRKLGLEDR WQELDEVTQIQVINFLADLGSPEQLDTDDWSCRFMGKNGRPRNFSDEFVAFMNELRMTDGFDRL SKMGFEGGRSSYSIKALKALTEWMIAPHWRETPETHRVDEEAAIRECYPESLATPAQGGRQSKL EPPPLTGNEVVDVALRQVRHTINMMIDDLGSVPAQIVVEMAREMKGGVTRRNDIEKQNKRFASE RKKAAQSIEENGKTPTPARILRYQLWIEQGHQCPYCESNISLEQALSGAYTNFEHILPRTLTQI GRKRSELVLAHRECNDEKGNRTPYQAFGHDDRRWRIVEQRANALPKKSSRKTRLLLLKDFEGEA LTDESIDEFADRQLHESSWLAKVTTQWLSSLGSDVYVSRGSLTAELRRRWGLDTVIPQVRFESG MPVVDEEGAEITPEEFEKFRLQWEGHRVTREMRTDRRPDKRIDHRHHLVDAIVTALTSRSLYQQ YAKAWKVADEKQRHGRVDVKVELPMPILTIRDIALEAVRSVRISHKPDRYPDGRFFEATAYGIA QRLDERSGEKVDWLVSRKSLTDLAPEKKSIDVDKVRANISRIVGEAIRLHISNIFEKRVSKGMT PQQALREPIEFQGNILRKVRCFYSKADDCVRIEHSSRRGHHYKMLLNDGFAYMEVPCKEGILYG VPNLVRPSEAVGIKRAPESGDFIRFYKGDTVKNIKTGRVYTIKQILGDGGGKLILTPVTETKPA DLLSAKWGRLKVGGRNIHLLRLCAE SEQ ID NO: 357 MIGEHVRGGCLFDDHWTPNWGAFRLPNTVRTFTKAENPKDGSSLAEPRRQARGLRRRLRRKTQR LEDLRRLLAKEGVLSLSDLETLFRETPAKDPYQLRAEGLDRPLSFPEWVRVLYHITKHRGFQSN RRNPVEDGQERSRQEEEGKLLSGVGENERLLREGGYRTAGEMLARDPKFQDHRRNRAGDYSHTL SRSLLLEEARRLFQSQRTLGNPHASSNLEEAFLHLVAFQNPFASGEDIRNKAGHCSLEPDQIRA PRRSASAETFMLLQKTGNLRLIHRRTGEERPLTDKEREQIHLLAWKQEKVTHKTLRRHLEIPEE WLFTGLPYHRSGDKAEEKLFVHLAGIHEIRKALDKGPDPAVWDTLRSRRDLLDSIADTLTFYKN EDEILPRLESLGLSPENARALAPLSFSGTAHLSLSALGKLLPHLEEGKSYTQARADAGYAAPPP DRHPKLPPLEEADWRNPVVFRALTQTRKVVNALVRRYGPPWCIHLETARELSQPAKVRRRIETE QQANEKKKQQAEREFLDIVGTAPGPGDLLKMRLWREQGGFCPYCEEYLNPTRLAEPGYAEMDHI LPYSRSLDNGWHNRVLVHGKDNRDKGNRTPFEAFGGDTARWDRLVAWVQASHLSAPKKRNLLRE DFGEEAERELKDRNLTDTRFITKTAATLLRDRLTFHPEAPKDPVMTLNGRLTAFLRKQWGLHKN RKNGDLHHALDAAVLAVASRSFVYRLSSHNAAWGELPRGREAENGFSLPYPAFRSEVLARLCPT REEILLRLDQGGVGYDEAFRNGLRPVFVSRAPSRRLRGKAHMETLRSPKWKDHPEGPRTASRIP LKDLNLEKLERMVGKDRDRKLYEALRERLAAFGGNGKKAFVAPFRKPCRSGEGPLVRSLRIFDS GYSGVELRDGGEVYAVADHESMVRVDVYAKKNRFYLVPVYVADVARGIVKNRAIVAHKSEEEWD LVDGSFDFRFSLFPGDLVEIEKKDGAYLGYYKSCHRGDGRLLLDRHDRMPRESDCGTFYVSTRK DVLSMSKYQVDPLGEIRLVGSEKPPFVL SEQ ID NO: 358 MEKKRKVTLGFDLGIASVGWAIVDSETNQVYKLGSRLFDAPDTNLERRTQRGTRRLLRRRKYRN QKFYNLVKRTEVFGLSSREAIENRFRELSIKYPNIIELKTKALSQEVCPDEIAWILHDYLKNRG YFYDEKETKEDFDQQTVESMPSYKLNEFYKKYGYFKGALSQPTESEMKDNKDLKEAFFFDFSNK EWLKEINYFFNVQKNILSETFIEEFKKIFSFTRDISKGPGSDNMPSPYGIFGEFGDNGQGGRYE HIWDKNIGKCSIFTNEQRAPKYLPSALIFNFLNELANIRLYSTDKKNIQPLWKLSSVDKLNILL NLFNLPISEKKKKLTSTNINDIVKKESIKSIMISVEDIDMIKDEWAGKEPNVYGVGLSGLNIEE SAKENKFKFQDLKILNVLINLLDNVGIKFEFKDRNDIIKNLELLDNLYLFLIYQKESNNKDSSI DLFIAKNESLNIENLKLKLKEFLLGAGNEFENHNSKTHSLSKKAIDEILPKLLDNNEGWNLEAI KNYDEEIKSQIEDNSSLMAKQDKKYLNDNFLKDAILPPNVKVTFQQAILIFNKIIQKFSKDFEI DKVVIELAREMTQDQENDALKGIAKAQKSKKSLVEERLEANNIDKSVFNDKYEKLIYKIFLWIS QDFKDPYTGAQISVNEIVNNKVEIDHIIPYSLCFDDSSANKVLVHKQSNQEKSNSLPYEYIKQG HSGWNWDEFTKYVKRVFVNNVDSILSKKERLKKSENLLTASYDGYDKLGFLARNLNDTRYATIL FRDQLNNYAEHHLIDNKKMFKVIAMNGAVTSFIRKNMSYDNKLRLKDRSDFSHHAYDAAIIALF SNKTKTLYNLIDPSLNGIISKRSEGYWVIEDRYTGEIKELKKEDWTSIKNNVQARKIAKEIEEY LIDLDDEVFFSRKTKRKTNRQLYNETIYGIATKTDEDGITNYYKKEKFSILDDKDIYLRLLRER EKFVINQSNPEVIDQIIEIIESYGKENNIPSRDEAINIKYTKNKINYNLYLKQYMRSLTKSLDQ FSEEFINQMIANKTFVLYNPTKNTTRKIKFLRLVNDVKINDIRKNQVINKFNGKNNEPKAFYEN INSLGAIVFKNSANNFKTLSINTQIAIFGDKNWDIEDFKTYNMEKIEKYKEIYGIDKTYNFHSF IFPGTILLDKQNKEFYYISSIQTVRDIIEIKFLNKIEFKDENKNQDTSKTPKRLMFGIKSIMNN YEQVDISPFGINKKIFE SEQ ID NO: 359 MGYRIGLDVGITSTGYAVLKTDKNGLPYKILTLDSVIYPRAENPQTGASLAEPRRIKRGLRRRT RRTKFRKQRTQQLFIHSGLLSKPEIEQILATPQAKYSVYELRVAGLDRRLTNSELFRVLYFFIG HRGFKSNRKAELNPENEADKKQMGQLLNSIEEIRKAIAEKGYRTVGELYLKDPKYNDHKRNKGY IDGYLSTPNRQMLVDEIKQILDKQRELGNEKLTDEFYATYLLGDENRAGIFQAQRDFDEGPGAG PYAGDQIKKMVGKDIFEPTEDRAAKATYTFQYFNLLQKMTSLNYQNTTGDTWHTLNGLDRQAII DAVFAKAEKPTKTYKPTDFGELRKLLKLPDDARFNLVNYGSLQTQKEIETVEKKTRFVDFKAYH DLVKVLPEEMWQSRQLLDHIGTALTLYSSDKRRRRYFAEELNLPAELIEKLLPLNFSKFGHLSI KSMQNIIPYLEMGQVYSEATTNTGYDFRKKQISKDTIREEITNPVVRRAVTKTIKIVEQIIRRY GKPDGINIELARELGRNFKERGDIQKRQDKNRQTNDKIAAELTELGIPVNGQNIIRYKLHKEQN GVDPYTGDQIPFERAFSEGYEVDHIIPYSISWDDSYTNKVLTSAKCNREKGNRIPMVYLANNEQ RLNALTNIADNIIRNSRKRQKLLKQKLSDEELKDWKQRNINDTRFITRVLYNYFRQAIEFNPEL EKKQRVLPLNGEVTSKIRSRWGFLKVREDGDLHHAIDATVIAAITPKFIQQVTKYSQHQEVKNN QALWHDAEIKDAEYAAEAQRMDADLFNKIFNGFPLPWPEFLDELLARISDNPVEMMKSRSWNTY TPIEIAKLKPVFVVRLANHKISGPAHLDTIRSAKLFDEKGIVLSRVSITKLKINKKGQVATGDG IYDPENSNNGDKVVYSAIRQALEAHNGSGELAFPDGYLEYVDHGTKKLVRKVRVAKKVSLPVRL KNKAAADNGSMVRIDVFNTGKKFVFVPIYIKDTVEQVLPNKAIARGKSLWYQITESDQFCFSLY PGDMVHIESKTGIKPKYSNKENNTSVVPIKNFYGYFDGADIATASILVRAHDSSYTARSIGIAG LLKFEKYQVDYFGRYHKVHEKKRQLFVKRDE SEQ ID NO: 360 MQKNINTKQNHIYIKQAQKIKEKLGDKPYRIGLDLGVGSIGFAIVSMEENDGNVLLPKEIIMVG SRIFKASAGAADRKLSRGQRNNHRHTRERMRYLWKVLAEQKLALPVPADLDRKENSSEGETSAK RFLGDVLQKDIYELRVKSLDERLSLQELGYVLYHIAGHRGSSAIRTFENDSEEAQKENTENKKI AGNIKRLMAKKNYRTYGEYLYKEFFENKEKHKREKISNAANNHKFSPTRDLVIKEAEAILKKQA GKDGFHKELTEEYIEKLTKAIGYESEKLIPESGFCPYLKDEKRLPASHKLNEERRLWETLNNAR YSDPIVDIVTGEITGYYEKQFTKEQKQKLFDYLLTGSELTPAQTKKLLGLKNTNFEDIILQGRD KKAQKIKGYKLIKLESMPFWARLSEAQQDSFLYDWNSCPDEKLLTEKLSNEYHLTEEEIDNAFN EIVLSSSYAPLGKSAMLIILEKIKNDLSYTEAVEEALKEGKLTKEKQAIKDRLPYYGAVLQEST QKIIAKGFSPQFKDKGYKTPHTNKYELEYGRIANPVVHQTLNELRKLVNEIIDILGKKPCEIGL ETARELKKSAEDRSKLSREQNDNESNRNRIYEIYIRPQQQVIITRRENPRNYILKFELLEEQKS QCPFCGGQISPNDIINNQADIEHLFPIAESEDNGRNNLVISHSACNADKAKRSPWAAFASAAKD SKYDYNRILSNVKENIPHKAWRFNQGAFEKFIENKPMAARFKTDNSYISKVAHKYLACLFEKPN IICVKGSLTAQLRMAWGLQGLMIPFAKQLITEKESESFNKDVNSNKKIRLDNRHHALDAIVIAY ASRGYGNLLNKMAGKDYKINYSERNWLSKILLPPNNIVWENIDADLESFESSVKTALKNAFISV KHDHSDNGELVKGTMYKIFYSERGYTLTTYKKLSALKLTDPQKKKTPKDFLETALLKFKGRESE MKNEKIKSAIENNKRLFDVIQDNLEKAKKLLEEENEKSKAEGKKEKNINDASIYQKAISLSGDK YVQLSKKEPGKFFAISKPTPTTTGYGYDTGDSLCVDLYYDNKGKLCGEIIRKIDAQQKNPLKYK EQGFTLFERIYGGDILEVDFDIHSDKNSFRNNTGSAPENRVFIKVGTFTEITNNNIQIWFGNII KSTGGQDDSFTINSMQQYNPRKLILSSCGFIKYRSPILKNKEG SEQ ID NO: 361 MAAFKPNPINYILGLDIGIASVGWAMVEIDEDENPICLIDLGVRVFERAEVPKTGDSLAMARRL ARSVRRLTRRRAHRLLRARRLLKREGVLQAADFDENGLIKSLPNTPWQLRAAALDRKLTPLEWS AVLLHLIKHRGYLSQRKNEGETADKELGALLKGVADNAHALQTGDFRTPAELALNKFEKESGHI RNQRGDYSHTFSRKDLQAELILLFEKQKEFGNPHVSGGLKEGIETLLMTQRPALSGDAVQKMLG HCTFEPAEPKAAKNTYTAERFIWLTKLNNLRILEQGSERPLTDTERATLMDEPYRKSKLTYAQA RKLLGLEDTAFFKGLRYGKDNAEASTLMEMKAYHAISRALEKEGLKDKKSPLNLSPELQDEIGT AFSLFKTDEDITGRLKDRIQPEILEALLKHISFDKFVQISLKALRRIVPLMEQGKRYDEACAEI YGDHYGKKNTEEKIYLPPIPADEIRNPVVLRALSQARKVINGVVRRYGSPARIHIETAREVGKS FKDRKEIEKRQEENRKDREKAAAKFREYFPNFVGEPKSKDILKLRLYEQQHGKCLYSGKEINLG RLNEKGYVEIDHALPFSRTWDDSFNNKVLVLGSENQNKGNQTPYEYFNGKDNSREWQEFKARVE TSRFPRSKKQRILLQKFDEDGFKERNLNDTRYVNRFLCQFVADRMRLTGKGKKRVFASNGQITN LLRGFWGLRKVRAENDRHHALDAVVVACSTVAMQQKITRFVRYKEMNAFDGKTIDKETGEVLHQ KTHFPQPWEFFAQEVMIRVFGKPDGKPEFEEADTPEKLRTLLAEKLSSRPEAVHEYVTPLFVSR APNRKMSGQGHMETVKSAKRLDEGVSVLRVPLTQLKLKDLEKMVNREREPKLYEALKARLEAHK DDPAKAFAEPFYKYDKAGNRTQQVKAVRVEQVQKTGVWVRNHNGIADNATMVRVDVFEKGDKYY LVPIYSWQVAKGILPDRAVVQGKDEEDWQLIDDSFNFKFSLHPNDLVEVITKKARMFGYFASCH RGTGNINIRIHDLDHKIGKNGILEGIGVKTALSFQKYQIDELGKEIRPCRLKKRPPVR SEQ ID NO: 362 MQTTNLSYILGLDLGIASVGWAVVEINENEDPIGLIDVGVRIFERAEVPKTGESLALSRRLARS TRRLIRRRAHRLLLAKRFLKREGILSTIDLEKGLPNQAWELRVAGLERRLSAIEWGAVLLHLIK HRGYLSKRKNESQTNNKELGALLSGVAQNHQLLQSDDYRTPAELALKKFAKEEGHIRNQRGAYT HTFNRLDLLAELNLLFAQQHQFGNPHCKEHIQQYMTELLMWQKPALSGEAILKMLGKCTHEKNE FKAAKHTYSAERFVWLTKLNNLRILEDGAERALNEEERQLLINHPYEKSKLTYAQVRKLLGLSE QAIFKHLRYSKENAESATFMELKAWHAIRKALENQGLKDTWQDLAKKPDLLDEIGTAFSLYKTD EDIQQYLTNKVPNSVINALLVSLNFDKFIELSLKSLRKILPLMEQGKRYDQACREIYGHHYGEA NQKTSQLLPAIPAQEIRNPVVLRTLSQARKVINAIIRQYGSPARVHIETGRELGKSFKERREIQ KQQEDNRTKRESAVQKFKELFSDFSSEPKSKDILKFRLYEQQHGKCLYSGKEINIHRLNEKGYV EIDHALPFSRTWDDSFNNKVLVLASENQNKGNQTPYEWLQGKINSERWKNFVALVLGSQCSAAK KQRLLTQVIDDNKFIDRNLNDTRYIARFLSNYIQENLLLVGKNKKNVFTPNGQITALLRSRWGL IKARENNNRHHALDAIVVACATPSMQQKITRFIRFKEVHPYKIENRYEMVDQESGEIISPHFPE PWAYFRQEVNIRVFDNHPDTVLKEMLPDRPQANHQFVQPLFVSRAPTRKMSGQGHMETIKSAKR LAEGISVLRIPLTQLKPNLLENMVNKEREPALYAGLKARLAEFNQDPAKAFATPFYKQGGQQVK AIRVEQVQKSGVLVRENNGVADNASIVRTDVFIKNNKFFLVPIYTWQVAKGILPNKAIVAHKNE DEWEEMDEGAKFKFSLFPNDLVELKTKKEYFFGYYIGLDRATGNISLKEHDGEISKGKDGVYRV GVKLALSFEKYQVDELGKNRQICRPQQRQPVR SEQ ID NO: 363 MGIRFAFDLGTNSIGWAVWRTGPGVFGEDTAASLDGSGVLIFKDGRNPKDGQSLATMRRVPRQS RKRRDRFVLRRRDLLAALRKAGLFPVDVEEGRRLAATDPYHLRAKALDESLTPHEMGRVIFHLN QRRGFRSNRKADRQDREKGKIAEGSKRLAETLAATNCRTLGEFLWSRHRGTPRTRSPTRIRMEG EGAKALYAFYPTREMVRAEFERLWTAQSRFAPDLLTPERHEEIAGILFRQRDLAPPKIGCCTFE PSERRLPRALPSVEARGIYERLAHLRITTGPVSDRGLTRPERDVLASALLAGKSLTFKAVRKTL KILPHALVNFEEAGEKGLDGALTAKLLSKPDHYGAAWHGLSFAEKDTFVGKLLDEADEERLIRR LVTENRLSEDAARRCASIPLADGYGRLGRTANTEILAALVEETDETGTVVTYAEAVRRAGERTG RNWHHSDERDGVILDRLPYYGEILQRHVVPGSGEPEEKNEAARWGRLANPTVHIGLNQLRKVVN RLIAAHGRPDQIVVELARELKLNREQKERLDRENRKNREENERRTAILAEHGQRDTAENKIRLR LFEEQARANAGIALCPYTGRAIGIAELFTSEVEIDHILPVSLTLDDSLANRVLCRREANREKRR QTPFQAFGATPAWNDIVARAAKLPPNKRWRFDPAALERFEREGGFLGRQLNETKYLSRLAKIYL GKICDPDRVYVTPGTLTGLLRARWGLNSILSDSNFKNRSDHRHHAVDAVVIGVLTRGMIQRIAH DAARAEDQDLDRVFRDVPVPFEDFRDHVRERVSTITVAVKPEHGKGGALHEDTSYGLVPDTDPN AALGNLVVRKPIRSLTAGEVDRVRDRALRARLGALAAPFRDESGRVRDAKGLAQALEAFGAENG IRRVRILKPDASVVTIADRRTGVPYRAVAPGENHHVDIVQMRDGSWRGFAASVFEVNRPGWRPE WEVKKLGGKLVMRLHKGDMVELSDKDGQRRVKVVQQIEISANRVRLSPHNDGGKLQDRHADADD PFRWDLATIPLLKDRGCVAVRVDPIGVVTLRRSNV SEQ ID NO: 364 MMEVFMGRLVLGLDIGITSVGFGIIDLDESEIVDYGVRLFKEGTAAENETRRTKRGGRRLKRRR VTRREDMLHLLKQAGIISTSFHPLNNPYDVRVKGLNERLNGEELATALLHLCKHRGSSVETIED DEAKAKEAGETKKVLSMNDQLLKSGKYVCEIQKERLRTNGHIRGHENNFKTRAYVDEAFQILSH QDLSNELKSAIITIISRKRMYYDGPGGPLSPTPYGRYTYFGQKEPIDLIEKMRGKCSLFPNEPR APKLAYSAELFNLLNDLNNLSIEGEKLTSEQKAMILKIVHEKGKITPKQLAKEVGVSLEQIRGF RIDTKGSPLLSELTGYKMIREVLEKSNDEHLEDHVFYDEIAEILTKTKDIEGRKKQISELSSDL NEESVHQLAGLTKFTAYHSLSFKALRLINEEMLKTELNQMQSITLFGLKQNNELSVKGMKNIQA DDTAILSPVAKRAQRETFKVVNRLREIYGEFDSIVVEMAREKNSEEQRKAIRERQKFFEMRNKQ VADIIGDDRKINAKLREKLVLYQEQDGKTAYSLEPIDLKLLIDDPNAYEVDHIIPISISLDDSI TNKVLVTHRENQEKGNLTPISAFVKGRFTKGSLAQYKAYCLKLKEKNIKTNKGYRKKVEQYLLN ENDIYKYDIQKEFINRNLVDTSYASRVVLNTLTTYFKQNEIPTKVFTVKGSLTNAFRRKINLKK DRDEDYGHHAIDALIIASMPKMRLLSTIFSRYKIEDIYDESTGEVFSSGDDSMYYDDRYFAFIA SLKAIKVRKFSHKIDTKPNRSVADETIYSTRVIDGKEKVVKKYKDIYDPKFTALAEDILNNAYQ EKYLMALHDPQTFDQIVKVVNYYFEEMSKSEKYFTKDKKGRIKISGMNPLSLYRDEHGMLKKYS KKGDGPAITQMKYFDGVLGNHIDISAHYQVRDKKVVLQQISPYRTDFYYSKENGYKFVTIRYKD VRWSEKKKKYVIDQQDYAMKKAEKKIDDTYEFQFSMHRDELIGITKAEGEALIYPDETWHNFNF FFHAGETPEILKFTATNNDKSNKIEVKPIHCYCKMRLMPTISKKIVRIDKYATDVVGNLYKVKK NTLKFEFD SEQ ID NO: 365 MKKILGVDLGITSFGYAILQETGKDLYRCLDNSVVMRNNPYDEKSGESSQSIRSTQKSMRRLIE KRKKRIRCVAQTMERYGILDYSETMKINDPKNNPIKNRWQLRAVDAWKRPLSPQELFAIFAHMA KHRGYKSIATEDLIYELELELGLNDPEKESEKKADERRQVYNALRHLEELRKKYGGETIAQTIH RAVEAGDLRSYRNHDDYEKMIRREDIEEEIEKVLLRQAELGALGLPEEQVSELIDELKACITDQ EMPTIDESLFGKCTFYKDELAAPAYSYLYDLYRLYKKLADLNIDGYEVTQEDREKVIEWVEKKI AQGKNLKKITHKDLRKILGLAPEQKIFGVEDERIVKGKKEPRTFVPFFFLADIAKFKELFASIQ KHPDALQIFRELAEILQRSKTPQEALDRLRALMAGKGIDTDDRELLELFKNKRSGTRELSHRYI LEALPLFLEGYDEKEVQRILGFDDREDYSRYPKSLRHLHLREGNLFEKEENPINNHAVKSLASW ALGLIADLSWRYGPFDEIILETTRDALPEKIRKEIDKAMREREKALDKIIGKYKKEFPSIDKRL ARKIQLWERQKGLDLYSGKVINLSQLLDGSADIEHIVPQSLGGLSTDYNTIVTLKSVNAAKGNR LPGDWLAGNPDYRERIGMLSEKGLIDWKKRKNLLAQSLDEIYTENTHSKGIRATSYLEALVAQV LKRYYPFPDPELRKNGIGVRMIPGKVTSKTRSLLGIKSKSRETNFHHAEDALILSTLTRGWQNR LHRMLRDNYGKSEAELKELWKKYMPHIEGLTLADYIDEAFRRFMSKGEESLFYRDMFDTIRSIS YWVDKKPLSASSHKETVYSSRHEVPTLRKNILEAFDSLNVIKDRHKLTTEEFMKRYDKEIRQKL WLHRIGNTNDESYRAVEERATQIAQILTRYQLMDAQNDKEIDEKFQQALKELITSPIEVTGKLL RKMRFVYDKLNAMQIDRGLVETDKNMLGIHISKGPNEKLIFRRMDVNNAHELQKERSGILCYLN EMLFIFNKKGLIHYGCLRSYLEKGQGSKYIALFNPRFPANPKAQPSKFTSDSKIKQVGIGSATG IIKAHLDLDGHVRSYEVFGTLPEGSIEWFKEESGYGRVEDDPHH SEQ ID NO: 366 MRPIEPWILGLDIGTDSLGWAVFSCEEKGPPTAKELLGGGVRLFDSGRDAKDHTSRQAERGAFR RARRQTRTWPWRRDRLIALFQAAGLTPPAAETRQIALALRREAVSRPLAPDALWAALLHLAHHR GFRSNRIDKRERAAAKALAKAKPAKATAKATAPAKEADDEAGFWEGAEAALRQRMAASGAPTVG ALLADDLDRGQPVRMRYNQSDRDGVVAPTRALIAEELAEIVARQSSAYPGLDWPAVTRLVLDQR PLRSKGAGPCAFLPGEDRALRALPTVQDFIIRQTLANLRLPSTSADEPRPLTDEEHAKALALLS TARFVEWPALRRALGLKRGVKFTAETERNGAKQAARGTAGNLTEAILAPLIPGWSGWDLDRKDR VFSDLWAARQDRSALLALIGDPRGPTRVTEDETAEAVADAIQIVLPTGRASLSAKAARAIAQAM APGIGYDEAVTLALGLHHSHRPRQERLARLPYYAAALPDVGLDGDPVGPPPAEDDGAAAEAYYG RIGNISVHIALNETRKIVNALLHRHGPILRLVMVETTRELKAGADERKRMIAEQAERERENAEI DVELRKSDRWMANARERRQRVRLARRQNNLCPYTSTPIGHADLLGDAYDIDHVIPLARGGRDSL DNMVLCQSDANKTKGDKTPWEAFHDKPGWIAQRDDFLARLDPQTAKALAWRFADDAGERVARKS AEDEDQGFLPRQLTDTGYIARVALRYLSLVTNEPNAVVATNGRLTGLLRLAWDITPGPAPRDLL PTPRDALRDDTAARRFLDGLTPPPLAKAVEGAVQARLAALGRSRVADAGLADALGLTLASLGGG GKNRADHRHHFIDAAMIAVTTRGLINQINQASGAGRILDLRKWPRTNFEPPYPTFRAEVMKQWD HIHPSIRPAHRDGGSLHAATVFGVRNRPDARVLVQRKPVEKLFLDANAKPLPADKIAEIIDGFA SPRMAKRFKALLARYQAAHPEVPPALAALAVARDPAFGPRGMTANTVIAGRSDGDGEDAGLITP FRANPKAAVRTMGNAVYEVWEIQVKGRPRWTHRVLTRFDRTQPAPPPPPENARLVMRLRRGDLV YWPLESGDRLFLVKKMAVDGRLALWPARLATGKATALYAQLSCPNINLNGDQGYCVQSAEGIRK EKIRTTSCTALGRLRLSKKAT SEQ ID NO: 367 MKYTLGLDVGIASVGWAVIDKDNNKIIDLGVRCFDKAEESKTGESLATARRIARGMRRRISRRS QRLRLVKKLFVQYEIIKDSSEFNRIFDTSRDGWKDPWELRYNALSRILKPYELVQVLTHITKRR GFKSNRKEDLSTTKEGVVITSIKNNSEMLRTKNYRTIGEMIFMETPENSNKRNKVDEYIHTIAR EDLLNEIKYIFSIQRKLGSPFVTEKLEHDFLNIWEFQRPFASGDSILSKVGKCTLLKEELRAPT SCYTSEYFGLLQSINNLVLVEDNNTLTLNNDQRAKIIEYAHFKNEIKYSEIRKLLDIEPEILFK AHNLTHKNPSGNNESKKFYEMKSYHKLKSTLPTDIWGKLHSNKESLDNLFYCLTVYKNDNEIKD YLQANNLDYLIEYIAKLPTFNKFKHLSLVAMKRIIPFMEKGYKYSDACNMAELDFTGSSKLEKC NKLTVEPIIENVTNPVVIRALTQARKVINAIIQKYGLPYMVNIELAREAGMTRQDRDNLKKEHE NNRKAREKISDLIRQNGRVASGLDILKWRLWEDQGGRCAYSGKPIPVCDLLNDSLTQIDHIYPY SRSMDDSYMNKVLVLTDENQNKRSYTPYEVWGSTEKWEDFEARIYSMHLPQSKEKRLLNRNFIT KDLDSFISRNLNDTRYISRFLKNYIESYLQFSNDSPKSCVVCVNGQCTAQLRSRWGLNKNREES DLHHALDAAVIACADRKIIKEITNYYNERENHNYKVKYPLPWHSFRQDLMETLAGVFISRAPRR KITGPAHDETIRSPKHFNKGLTSVKIPLTTVTLEKLETMVKNTKGGISDKAVYNVLKNRLIEHN NKPLKAFAEKIYKPLKNGTNGAIIRSIRVETPSYTGVFRNEGKGISDNSLMVRVDVFKKKDKYY LVPIYVAHMIKKELPSKAIVPLKPESQWELIDSTHEFLFSLYQNDYLVIKTKKGITEGYYRSCH RGTGSLSLMPHFANNKNVKIDIGVRTAISIEKYNVDILGNKSIVKGEPRRGMEKYNSFKSN SEQ ID NO: 368 MIRTLGIDIGIASIGWAVIEGEYTDKGLENKEIVASGVRVFTKAENPKNKESLALPRTLARSAR RRNARKKGRIQQVKHYLSKALGLDLECFVQGEKLATLFQTSKDFLSPWELRERALYRVLDKEEL ARVILHIAKRRGYDDITYGVEDNDSGKIKKAIAENSKRIKEEQCKTIGEMMYKLYFQKSLNVRN KKESYNRCVGRSELREELKTIFQIQQELKSPWVNEELIYKLLGNPDAQSKQEREGLIFYQRPLK GFGDKIGKCSHIKKGENSPYRACKHAPSAEEFVALTKSINFLKNLTNRHGLCFSQEDMCVYLGK ILQEAQKNEKGLTYSKLKLLLDLPSDFEFLGLDYSGKNPEKAVFLSLPSTFKLNKITQDRKTQD KIANILGANKDWEAILKELESLQLSKEQIQTIKDAKLNFSKHINLSLEALYHLLPLMREGKRYD EGVEILQERGIFSKPQPKNRQLLPPLSELAKEESYFDIPNPVLRRALSEFRKVVNALLEKYGGF HYFHIELTRDVCKAKSARMQLEKINKKNKSENDAASQLLEVLGLPNTYNNRLKCKLWKQQEEYC LYSGEKITIDHLKDQRALQIDHAFPLSRSLDDSQSNKVLCLTSSNQEKSNKTPYEWLGSDEKKW DMYVGRVYSSNFSPSKKRKLTQKNFKERNEEDFLARNLVDTGYIGRVTKEYIKHSLSFLPLPDG KKEHIRIISGSMTSTMRSFWGVQEKNRDHHLHHAQDAIIIACIEPSMIQKYTTYLKDKETHRLK SHQKAQILREGDHKLSLRWPMSNFKDKIQESIQNIIPSHHVSHKVTGELHQETVRTKEFYYQAF GGEEGVKKALKFGKIREINQGIVDNGAMVRVDIFKSKDKGKFYAVPIYTYDFAIGKLPNKAIVQ GKKNGIIKDWLEMDENYEFCFSLFKNDCIKIQTKEMQEAVLAIYKSTNSAKATIELEHLSKYAL KNEDEEKMFTDTDKEKNKTMTRESCGIQGLKVFQKVKLSVLGEVLEHKPRNRQNIALKTTPKHV SEQ ID NO: 369 MKYSIGLDIGIASVGWSVINKDKERIEDMGVRIFQKAENPKDGSSLASSRREKRGSRRRNRRKK HRLDRIKNILCESGLVKKNEIEKIYKNAYLKSPWELRAKSLEAKISNKEIAQILLHIAKRRGFK SFRKTDRNADDTGKLLSGIQENKKIMEEKGYLTIGDMVAKDPKFNTHVRNKAGSYLFSFSRKLL EDEVRKIQAKQKELGNTHFTDDVLEKYIEVFNSQRNFDEGPSKPSPYYSEIGQIAKMIGNCTFE SSEKRTAKNTWSGERFVFLQKLNNFRIVGLSGKRPLTEEERDIVEKEVYLKKEVRYEKLRKILY LKEEERFGDLNYSKDEKQDKKTEKTKFISLIGNYTIKKLNLSEKLKSEIEEDKSKLDKIIEILT FNKSDKTIESNLKKLELSREDIEILLSEEFSGTLNLSLKAIKKILPYLEKGLSYNEACEKADYD YKNNGIKFKRGELLPVVDKDLIANPVVLRAISQTRKVVNAIIRKYGTPHTIHVEVARDLAKSYD DRQTIIKENKKRELENEKTKKFISEEFGIKNVKGKLLLKYRLYQEQEGRCAYSRKELSLSEVIL DESMTDIDHIIPYSRSMDDSYSNKVLVLSGENRKKSNLLPKEYFDRQGRDWDTFVLNVKAMKIH PRKKSNLLKEKFTREDNKDWKSRALNDTRYISRFVANYLENALEYRDDSPKKRVFMIPGQLTAQ LRARWRLNKVRENGDLHHALDAAVVAVTDQKAINNISNISRYKELKNCKDVIPSIEYHADEETG EVYFEEVKDTRFPMPWSGFDLELQKRLESENPREEFYNLLSDKRYLGWFNYEEGFIEKLRPVFV SRMPNRGVKGQAHQETIRSSKKISNQIAVSKKPLNSIKLKDLEKMQGRDTDRKLYEALKNRLEE YDDKPEKAFAEPFYKPTNSGKRGPLVRGIKVEEKQNVGVYVNGGQASNGSMVRIDVFRKNGKFY TVPIYVHQTLLKELPNRAINGKPYKDWDLIDGSFEFLYSFYPNDLIEIEFGKSKSIKNDNKLTK TEIPEVNLSEVLGYYRGMDTSTGAATIDTQDGKIQMRIGIKTVKNIKKYQVDVLGNVYKVKREK RQTF SEQ ID NO: 370 MSKKVSRRYEEQAQEICQRLGSRPYSIGLDLGVGSIGVAVAAYDPIKKQPSDLVFVSSRIFIPS TGAAERRQKRGQRNSLRHRANRLKFLWKLLAERNLMLSYSEQDVPDPARLRFEDAVVRANPYEL RLKGLNEQLTLSELGYALYHIANHRGSSSVRTFLDEEKSSDDKKLEEQQAMTEQLAKEKGISTF IEVLTAFNTNGLIGYRNSESVKSKGVPVPTRDIISNEIDVLLQTQKQFYQEILSDEYCDRIVSA ILFENEKIVPEAGCCPYFPDEKKLPRCHFLNEERRLWEAINNARIKMPMQEGAAKRYQSASFSD EQRHILFHIARSGTDITPKLVQKEFPALKTSIIVLQGKEKAIQKIAGFRFRRLEEKSFWKRLSE EQKDDFFSAWTNTPDDKRLSKYLMKHLLLTENEVVDALKTVSLIGDYGPIGKTATQLLMKHLED GLTYTEALERGMETGEFQELSVWEQQSLLPYYGQILTGSTQALMGKYWHSAFKEKRDSEGFFKP NTNSDEEKYGRIANPVVHQTLNELRKLMNELITILGAKPQEITVELARELKVGAEKREDIIKQQ TKQEKEAVLAYSKYCEPNNLDKRYIERFRLLEDQAFVCPYCLEHISVADIAAGRADVDHIFPRD DTADNSYGNKVVAHRQCNDIKGKRTPYAAFSNTSAWGPIMHYLDETPGMWRKRRKFETNEEEYA KYLQSKGFVSRFESDNSYIAKAAKEYLRCLFNPNNVTAVGSLKGMETSILRKAWNLQGIDDLLG SRHWSKDADTSPTMRKNRDDNRHHGLDAIVALYCSRSLVQMINTMSEQGKRAVEIEAMIPIPGY ASEPNLSFEAQRELFRKKILEFMDLHAFVSMKTDNDANGALLKDTVYSILGADTQGEDLVFVVK KKIKDIGVKIGDYEEVASAIRGRITDKQPKWYPMEMKDKIEQLQSKNEAALQKYKESLVQAAAV LEESNRKLIESGKKPIQLSEKTISKKALELVGGYYYLISNNKRTKTFVVKEPSNEVKGFAFDTG SNLCLDFYHDAQGKLCGEIIRKIQAMNPSYKPAYMKQGYSLYVRLYQGDVCELRASDLTEAESN LAKTTHVRLPNAKPGRTFVIIITFTEMGSGYQIYFSNLAKSKKGQDTSFTLTTIKNYDVRKVQL SSAGLVRYVSPLLVDKIEKDEVALCGE SEQ ID NO: 371 MNQKFILGLDIGITSVGYGLIDYETKNIIDAGVRLFPEANVENNEGRRSKRGSRRLKRRRIHRL ERVKKLLEDYNLLDQSQIPQSTNPYAIRVKGLSEALSKDELVIALLHIAKRRGIHKIDVIDSND DVGNELSTKEQLNKNSKLLKDKFVCQIQLERMNEGQVRGEKNRFKTADIIKEIIQLLNVQKNFH QLDENFINKYIELVEMRREYFEGPGKGSPYGWEGDPKAWYETLMGHCTYFPDELRSVKYAYSAD LFNALNDLNNLVIQRDGLSKLEYHEKYHIIENVFKQKKKPTLKQIANEINVNPEDIKGYRITKS GKPQFTEFKLYHDLKSVLFDQSILENEDVLDQIAEILTIYQDKDSIKSKLTELDILLNEEDKEN IAQLTGYTGTHRLSLKCIRLVLEEQWYSSRNQMEIFTHLNIKPKKINLTAANKIPKAMIDEFIL SPVVKRTFGQAINLINKIIEKYGVPEDIIIELARENNSKDKQKFINEMQKKNENTRKRINEIIG KYGNQNAKRLVEKIRLHDEQEGKCLYSLESIPLEDLLNNPNHYEVDHIIPRSVSFDNSYHNKVL VKQSENSKKSNLTPYQYFNSGKSKLSYNQFKQHILNLSKSQDRISKKKKEYLLEERDINKFEVQ KEFINRNLVDTRYATRELTNYLKAYFSANNMNVKVKTINGSFTDYLRKVWKFKKERNHGYKHHA EDALIIANADFLFKENKKLKAVNSVLEKPEIESKQLDIQVDSEDNYSEMFIIPKQVQDIKDFRN FKYSHRVDKKPNRQLINDTLYSTRKKDNSTYIVQTIKDIYAKDNTTLKKQFDKSPEKFLMYQHD PRTFEKLEVIMKQYANEKNPLAKYHEETGEYLTKYSKKNNGPIVKSLKYIGNKLGSHLDVTHQF KSSTKKLVKLSIKPYRFDVYLTDKGYKFITISYLDVLKKDNYYYIPEQKYDKLKLGKAIDKNAK FIASFYKNDLIKLDGEIYKIIGVNSDTRNMIELDLPDIRYKEYCELNNIKGEPRIKKTIGKKVN SIEKLTTDVLGNVFTNTQYTKPQLLFKRGN SEQ ID NO: 372 MIMKLEKWRLGLDLGTNSIGWSVFSLDKDNSVQDLIDMGVRIFSDGRDPKTKEPLAVARRTARS QRKLIYRRKLRRKQVFKFLQEQGLFPKTKEECMTLKSLNPYELRIKALDEKLEPYELGRALFNL AVRRGFKSNRKDGSREEVSEKKSPDEIKTQADMQTHLEKAIKENGCRTITEFLYKNQGENGGIR FAPGRMTYYPTRKMYEEEFNLIRSKQEKYYPQVDWDDIYKAIFYQRPLKPQQRGYCIYENDKER TFKAMPCSQKLRILQDIGNLAYYEGGSKKRVELNDNQDKVLYELLNSKDKVTFDQMRKALCLAD SNSFNLEENRDFLIGNPTAVKMRSKNRFGKLWDEIPLEEQDLIIETIITADEDDAVYEVIKKYD LTQEQRDFIVKNTILQSGTSMLCKEVSEKLVKRLEEIADLKYHEAVESLGYKFADQTVEKYDLL PYYGKVLPGSTMEIDLSAPETNPEKHYGKISNPTVHVALNQTRVVVNALIKEYGKPSQIAIELS RDLKNNVEKKAEIARKQNQRAKENIAINDTISALYHTAFPGKSFYPNRNDRMKYRLWSELGLGN KCIYCGKGISGAELFTKEIEIEHILPFSRTLLDAESNLTVAHSSCNAFKAERSPFEAFGTNPSG YSWQEIIQRANQLKNTSKKNKFSPNAMDSFEKDSSFIARQLSDNQYIAKAALRYLKCLVENPSD VWTTNGSMTKLLRDKWEMDSILCRKFTEKEVALLGLKPEQIGNYKKNRFDHRHHAIDAVVIGLT DRSMVQKLATKNSHKGNRIEIPEFPILRSDLIEKVKNIVVSFKPDHGAEGKLSKETLLGKIKLH GKETFVCRENIVSLSEKNLDDIVDEIKSKVKDYVAKHKGQKIEAVLSDFSKENGIKKVRCVNRV QTPIEITSGKISRYLSPEDYFAAVIWEIPGEKKTFKAQYIRRNEVEKNSKGLNVVKPAVLENGK PHPAAKQVCLLHKDDYLEFSDKGKMYFCRIAGYAATNNKLDIRPVYAVSYCADWINSTNETMLT GYWKPTPTQNWVSVNVLFDKQKARLVTVSPIGRVFRK SEQ ID NO: 373 MSSKAIDSLEQLDLFKPQEYTLGLDLGIKSIGWAILSGERIANAGVYLFETAEELNSTGNKLIS KAAERGRKRRIRRMLDRKARRGRHIRYLLEREGLPTDELEEVVVHQSNRTLWDVRAEAVERKLT KQELAAVLFHLVRHRGYFPNTKKLPPDDESDSADEEQGKINRATSRLREELKASDCKTIGQFLA QNRDRQRNREGDYSNLMARKLVFEEALQILAFQRKQGHELSKDFEKTYLDVLMGQRSGRSPKLG NCSLIPSELRAPSSAPSTEWFKFLQNLGNLQISNAYREEWSIDAPRRAQIIDACSQRSTSSYWQ IRRDFQIPDEYRFNLVNYERRDPDVDLQEYLQQQERKTLANFRNWKQLEKIIGTGHPIQTLDEA ARLITLIKDDEKLSDQLADLLPEASDKAITQLCELDFTTAAKISLEAMYRILPHMNQGMGFFDA CQQESLPEIGVPPAGDRVPPFDEMYNPVVNRVLSQSRKLINAVIDEYGMPAKIRVELARDLGKG RELRERIKLDQLDKSKQNDQRAEDFRAEFQQAPRGDQSLRYRLWKEQNCTCPYSGRMIPVNSVL SEDTQIDHILPISQSFDNSLSNKVLCFTEENAQKSNRTPFEYLDAADFQRLEAISGNWPEAKRN KLLHKSFGKVAEEWKSRALNDTRYLTSALADHLRHHLPDSKIQTVNGRITGYLRKQWGLEKDRD KHTHHAVDAIVVACTTPAIVQQVTLYHQDIRRYKKLGEKRPTPWPETFRQDVLDVEEEIFITRQ PKKVSGGIQTKDTLRKHRSKPDRQRVALTKVKLADLERLVEKDASNRNLYEHLKQCLEESGDQP TKAFKAPFYMPSGPEAKQRPILSKVTLLREKPEPPKQLTELSGGRRYDSMAQGRLDIYRYKPGG KRKDEYRVVLQRMIDLMRGEENVHVFQKGVPYDQGPEIEQNYTFLFSLYFDDLVEFQRSADSEV IRGYYRTFNIANGQLKISTYLEGRQDFDFFGANRLAHFAKVQVNLLGKVIK SEQ ID NO: 374 MRSLRYRLALDLGSTSLGWALFRLDACNRPTAVIKAGVRIFSDGRNPKDGSSLAVTRRAARAMR RRRDRLLKRKTRMQAKLVEHGFFPADAGKRKALEQLNPYALRAKGLQEALLPGEFARALFHINQ RRGFKSNRKTDKKDNDSGVLKKAIGQLRQQMAEQGSRTVGEYLWTRLQQGQGVRARYREKPYTT EEGKKRIDKSYDLYIDRAMIEQEFDALWAAQAAFNPTLFHEAARADLKDTLLHQRPLRPVKPGR CTLLPEEERAPLALPSTQRFRIHQEVNHLRLLDENLREVALTLAQRDAVVTALETKAKLSFEQI RKLLKLSGSVQFNLEDAKRTELKGNATSAALARKELFGAAWSGFDEALQDEIVWQLVTEEGEGA LIAWLQTHTGVDEARAQAIVDVSLPEGYGNLSRKALARIVPALRAAVITYDKAVQAAGFDHHSQ LGFEYDASEVEDLVHPETGEIRSVFKQLPYYGKALQRHVAFGSGKPEDPDEKRYGKIANPTVHI GLNQVRMVVNALIRRYGRPTEVVIELARDLKQSREQKVEAQRRQADNQRRNARIRRSIAEVLGI GEERVRGSDIQKWICWEELSFDAADRRCPYSGVQISAAMLLSDEVEVEHILPFSKTLDDSLNNR TVAMRQANRIKRNRTPWDARAEFEAQGWSYEDILQRAERMPLRKRYRFAPDGYERWLGDDKDFL ARALNDTRYLSRVAAEYLRLVCPGTRVIPGQLTALLRGKFGLNDVLGLDGEKNRNDHRHHAVDA CVIGVTDQGLMQRFATASAQARGDGLTRLVDGMPMPWPTYRDHVERAVRHIWVSHRPDHGFEGA MMEETSYGIRKDGSIKQRRKADGSAGREISNLIRIHEATQPLRHGVSADGQPLAYKGYVGGSNY CIEITVNDKGKWEGEVISTFRAYGVVRAGGMGRLRNPHEGQNGRKLIMRLVIGDSVRLEVDGAE RTMRIVKISGSNGQIFMAPIHEANVDARNTDKQDAFTYTSKYAGSLQKAKTRRVTISPIGEVRD PGFKG SEQ ID NO: 375 MARPAFRAPRREHVNGWTPDPHRISKPFFILVSWHLLSRVVIDSSSGCFPGTSRDHTDKFAEWE CAVQPYRLSFDLGTNSIGWGLLNLDRQGKPREIRALGSRIFSDGRDPQDKASLAVARRLARQMR RRRDRYLTRRTRLMGALVRFGLMPADPAARKRLEVAVDPYLARERATRERLEPFEIGRALFHLN QRRGYKPVRTATKPDEEAGKVKEAVERLEAAIAAAGAPTLGAWFAWRKTRGETLRARLAGKGKE AAYPFYPARRMLEAEFDTLWAEQARHHPDLLTAEAREILRHRIFHQRPLKPPPVGRCTLYPDDG RAPRALPSAQRLRLFQELASLRVIHLDLSERPLTPAERDRIVAFVQGRPPKAGRKPGKVQKSVP FEKLRGLLELPPGTGFSLESDKRPELLGDETGARIAPAFGPGWTALPLEEQDALVELLLTEAEP ERAIAALTARWALDEATAAKLAGATLPDFHGRYGRRAVAELLPVLERETRGDPDGRVRPIRLDE AVKLLRGGKDHSDFSREGALLDALPYYGAVLERHVAFGTGNPADPEEKRVGRVANPTVHIALNQ LRHLVNAILARHGRPEEIVIELARDLKRSAEDRRREDKRQADNQKRNEERKRLILSLGERPTPR NLLKLRLWEEQGPVENRRCPYSGETISMRMLLSEQVDIDHILPFSVSLDDSAANKVVCLREANR IKRNRSPWEAFGHDSERWAGILARAEALPKNKRWRFAPDALEKLEGEGGLRARHLNDTRHLSRL AVEYLRCVCPKVRVSPGRLTALLRRRWGIDAILAEADGPPPEVPAETLDPSPAEKNRADHRHHA LDAVVIGCIDRSMVQRVQLAAASAEREAAAREDNIRRVLEGFKEEPWDGFRAELERRARTIVVS HRPEHGIGGALHKETAYGPVDPPEEGFNLVVRKPIDGLSKDEINSVRDPRLRRALIDRLAIRRR DANDPATALAKAAEDLAAQPASRGIRRVRVLKKESNPIRVEHGGNPSGPRSGGPFHKLLLAGEV HHVDVALRADGRRWVGHWVTLFEAHGGRGADGAAAPPRLGDGERFLMRLHKGDCLKLEHKGRVR VMQVVKLEPSSNSVVVVEPHQVKTDRSKHVKISCDQLRARGARRVTVDPLGRVRVHAPGARVGI GGDAGRTAMEPAEDIS SEQ ID NO: 376 MKRTSLRAYRLGVDLGANSLGWFVVWLDDHGQPEGLGPGGVRIFPDGRNPQSKQSNAAGRRLAR SARRRRDRYLQRRGKLMGLLVKHGLMPADEPARKRLECLDPYGLRAKALDEVLPLHHVGRALFH LNQRRGLFANRAIEQGDKDASAIKAAAGRLQTSMQACGARTLGEFLNRRHQLRATVRARSPVGG DVQARYEFYPTRAMVDAEFEAIWAAQAPHHPTMTAEAHDTIREAIFSQRAMKRPSIGKCSLDPA TSQDDVDGFRCAWSHPLAQRFRIWQDVRNLAVVETGPTSSRLGKEDQDKVARALLQTDQLSFDE IRGLLGLPSDARFNLESDRRDHLKGDATGAILSARRHFGPAWHDRSLDRQIDIVALLESALDEA AIIASLGTTHSLDEAAAQRALSALLPDGYCRLGLRAIKRVLPLMEAGRTYAEAASAAGYDHALL PGGKLSPTGYLPYYGQWLQNDVVGSDDERDTNERRWGRLPNPTVHIGIGQLRRVVNELIRWHGP PAEITVELTRDLKLSPRRLAELEREQAENQRKNDKRTSLLRKLGLPASTHNLLKLRLWDEQGDV ASECPYTGEAIGLERLVSDDVDIDHLIPFSISWDDSAANKVVCMRYANREKGNRTPFEAFGHRQ GRPYDWADIAERAARLPRGKRWRFGPGARAQFEELGDFQARLLNETSWLARVAKQYLAAVTHPH RIHVLPGRLTALLRATWELNDLLPGSDDRAAKSRKDHRHHAIDALVAALTDQALLRRMANAHDD TRRKIEVLLPWPTFRIDLETRLKAMLVSHKPDHGLQARLHEDTAYGTVEHPETEDGANLVYRKT FVDISEKEIDRIRDRRLRDLVRAHVAGERQQGKTLKAAVLSFAQRRDIAGHPNGIRHVRLTKSI KPDYLVPIRDKAGRIYKSYNAGENAFVDILQAESGRWIARATTVFQANQANESHDAPAAQPIMR VFKGDMLRIDHAGAEKFVKIVRLSPSNNLLYLVEHHQAGVFQTRHDDPEDSFRWLFASFDKLRE WNAELVRIDTLGQPWRRKRGLETGSEDATRIGWTRPKKWP SEQ ID NO: 377 MERIFGFDIGTTSIGFSVIDYSSTQSAGNIQRLGVRIFPEARDPDGTPLNQQRRQKRMMRRQLR RRRIRRKALNETLHEAGFLPAYGSADWPVVMADEPYELRRRGLEEGLSAYEFGRAIYHLAQHRH FKGRELEESDTPDPDVDDEKEAANERAATLKALKNEQTTLGAWLARRPPSDRKRGIHAHRNVVA EEFERLWEVQSKFHPALKSEEMRARISDTIFAQRPVFWRKNTLGECRFMPGEPLCPKGSWLSQQ RRMLEKLNNLAIAGGNARPLDAEERDAILSKLQQQASMSWPGVRSALKALYKQRGEPGAEKSLK FNLELGGESKLLGNALEAKLADMFGPDWPAHPRKQEIRHAVHERLWAADYGETPDKKRVIILSE KDRKAHREAAANSFVADFGITGEQAAQLQALKLPTGWEPYSIPALNLFLAELEKGERFGALVNG PDWEGWRRTNFPHRNQPTGEILDKLPSPASKEERERISQLRNPTVVRTQNELRKVVNNLIGLYG KPDRIRIEVGRDVGKSKREREEIQSGIRRNEKQRKKATEDLIKNGIANPSRDDVEKWILWKEGQ ERCPYTGDQIGFNALFREGRYEVEHIWPRSRSFDNSPRNKTLCRKDVNIEKGNRMPFEAFGHDE DRWSAIQIRLQGMVSAKGGTGMSPGKVKRFLAKTMPEDFAARQLNDTRYAAKQILAQLKRLWPD MGPEAPVKVEAVTGQVTAQLRKLWTLNNILADDGEKTRADHRHHAIDALTVACTHPGMTNKLSR YWQLRDDPRAEKPALTPPWDTIRADAEKAVSEIVVSHRVRKKVSGPLHKETTYGDTGTDIKTKS GTYRQFVTRKKIESLSKGELDEIRDPRIKEIVAAHVAGRGGDPKKAFPPYPCVSPGGPEIRKVR LTSKQQLNLMAQTGNGYADLGSNHHIAIYRLPDGKADFEIVSLFDASRRLAQRNPIVQRTRADG ASFVMSLAAGEAIMIPEGSKKGIWIVQGVWASGQVVLERDTDADHSTTTRPMPNPILKDDAKKV SIDPIGRVRPSND SEQ ID NO: 378 MNKRILGLDTGTNSLGWAVVDWDEHAQSYELIKYGDVIFQEGVKIEKGIESSKAAERSGYKAIR KQYFRRRLRKIQVLKVLVKYHLCPYLSDDDLRQWHLQKQYPKSDELMLWQRTSDEEGKNPYYDR HRCLHEKLDLTVEADRYTLGRALYHLTQRRGFLSNRLDTSADNKEDGVVKSGISQLSTEMEEAG CEYLGDYFYKLYDAQGNKVRIRQRYTDRNKHYQHEFDAICEKQELSSELIEDLQRAIFFQLPLK SQRHGVGRCTFERGKPRCADSHPDYEEFRMLCFVNNIQVKGPHDLELRPLTYEEREKIEPLFFR KSKPNFDFEDIAKALAGKKNYAWIHDKEERAYKFNYRMTQGVPGCPTIAQLKSIFGDDWKTGIA ETYTLIQKKNGSKSLQEMVDDVWNVLYSFSSVEKLKEFAHHKLQLDEESAEKFAKIKLSHSFAA LSLKAIRKFLPFLRKGMYYTHASFFANIPTIVGKEIWNKEQNRKYIMENVGELVFNYQPKHREV QGTIEMLIKDFLANNFELPAGATDKLYHPSMIETYPNAQRNEFGILQLGSPRTNAIRNPMAMRS LHILRRVVNQLLKESIIDENTEVHVEYARELNDANKRRAIADRQKEQDKQHKKYGDEIRKLYKE ETGKDIEPTQTDVLKFQLWEEQNHHCLYTGEQIGITDFIGSNPKFDIEHTIPQSVGGDSTQMNL TLCDNRFNREVKKAKLPTELANHEEILTRIEPWKNKYEQLVKERDKQRTFAGMDKAVKDIRIQK RHKLQMEIDYWRGKYERFTMTEVPEGFSRRQGTGIGLISRYAGLYLKSLFHQADSRNKSNVYVV KGVATAEFRKMWGLQSEYEKKCRDNHSHHCMDAITIACIGKREYDLMAEYYRMEETFKQGRGSK PKFSKPWATFTEDVLNIYKNLLVVHDTPNNMPKHTKKYVQTSIGKVLAQGDTARGSLHLDTYYG AIERDGEIRYVVRRPLSSFTKPEELENIVDETVKRTIKEAIADKNFKQAIAEPIYMNEEKGILI KKVRCFAKSVKQPINIRQHRDLSKKEYKQQYHVMNENNYLLAIYEGLVKNKVVREFEIVSYIEA AKYYKRSQDRNIFSSIVPTHSTKYGLPLKTKLLMGQLVLMFEENPDEIQVDNTKDLVKRLYKVV GIEKDGRIKFKYHQEARKEGLPIFSTPYKNNDDYAPIFRQSINNINILVDGIDFTIDILGKVTL KE SEQ ID NO: 379 MNYKMGLDIGIASVGWAVINLDLKRIEDLGVRIFDKAEHPQNGESLALPRRIARSARRRLRRRK HRLERIRRLLVSENVLTKEEMNLLFKQKKQIDVWQLRVDALERKLNNDELARVLLHLAKRRGFK SNRKSERNSKESSEFLKNIEENQSILAQYRSVGEMIVKDSKFAYHKRNKLDSYSNMIARDDLER EIKLIFEKQREFNNPVCTERLEEKYLNIWSSQRPFASKEDIEKKVGFCTFEPKEKRAPKATYTF QSFIVWEHINKLRLVSPDETRALTEIERNLLYKQAFSKNKMTYYDIRKLLNLSDDIHFKGLLYD PKSSLKQIENIRFLELDSYHKIRKCIENVYGKDGIRMFNETDIDTFGYALTIFKDDEDIVAYLQ NEYITKNGKRVSNLANKVYDKSLIDELLNLSFSKFAHLSMKAIRNILPYMEQGEIYSKACELAG YNFTGPKKKEKALLLPVIPNIANPVVMRALTQSRKVVNAIIKKYGSPVSIHIELARDLSHSFDE RKKIQKDQTENRKKNETAIKQLIEYELTKNPTGLDIVKFKLWSEQQGRCMYSLKPIELERLLEP GYVEVDHILPYSRSLDDSYANKVLVLTKENREKGNHTPVEYLGLGSERWKKFEKFVLANKQFSK KKKQNLLRLRYEETEEKEFKERNLNDTRYISKFFANFIKEHLKFADGDGGQKVYTINGKITAHL RSRWDFNKNREESDLHHAVDAVIVACATQGMIKKITEFYKAREQNKESAKKKEPIFPQPWPHFA DELKARLSKFPQESIEAFALGNYDRKKLESLRPVFVSRMPKRSVTGAAHQETLRRCVGIDEQSG KIQTAVKTKLSDIKLDKDGHFPMYQKESDPRTYEAIRQRLLEHNNDPKKAFQEPLYKPKKNGEP GPVIRTVKIIDTKNKVVHLDGSKTVAYNSNIVRTDVFEKDGKYYCVPVYTMDIMKGTLPNKAIE ANKPYSEWKEMTEEYTFQFSLFPNDLVRIVLPREKTIKTSTNEEIIIKDIFAYYKTIDSATGGL ELISHDRNFSLRGVGSKTLKRFEKYQVDVLGNIHKVKGEKRVGLAAPTNQKKGKTVDSLQSVSD SEQ ID NO: 380 MRRLGLDLGTNSIGWCLLDLGDDGEPVSIFRTGARIFSDGRDPKSLGSLKATRREARLTRRRRD RFIQRQKNLINALVKYGLMPADEIQRQALAYKDPYPIRKKALDEAIDPYEMGRAIFHINQRRGF KSNRKSADNEAGVVKQSIADLEMKLGEAGARTIGEFLADRQATNDTVRARRLSGTNALYEFYPD RYMLEQEFDTLWAKQAAFNPSLYIEAARERLKEIVFFQRKLKPQEVGRCIFLSDEDRISKALPS FQRFRIYQELSNLAWIDHDGVAHRITASLALRDHLFDELEHKKKLTFKAMRAILRKQGVVDYPV GFNLESDNRDHLIGNLTSCIMRDAKKMIGSAWDRLDEEEQDSFILMLQDDQKGDDEVRSILTQQ YGLSDDVAEDCLDVRLPDGHGSLSKKAIDRILPVLRDQGLIYYDAVKEAGLGEANLYDPYAALS DKLDYYGKALAGHVMGASGKFEDSDEKRYGTISNPTVHIALNQVRAVVNELIRLHGKPDEVVIE IGRDLPMGADGKRELERFQKEGRAKNERARDELKKLGHIDSRESRQKFQLWEQLAKEPVDRCCP FTGKMMSISDLFSDKVEIEHLLPFSLTLDDSMANKTVCFRQANRDKGNRAPFDAFGNSPAGYDW QEILGRSQNLPYAKRWRFLPDAMKRFEADGGFLERQLNDTRYISRYTTEYISTIIPKNKIWVVT GRLTSLLRGFWGLNSILRGHNTDDGTPAKKSRDDHRHHAIDAIVVGMTSRGLLQKVSKAARRSE DLDLTRLFEGRIDPWDGFRDEVKKHIDAIIVSHRPRKKSQGALHNDTAYGIVEHAENGASTVVH RVPITSLGKQSDIEKVRDPLIKSALLNETAGLSGKSFENAVQKWCADNSIKSLRIVETVSIIPI TDKEGVAYKGYKGDGNAYMDIYQDPTSSKWKGEIVSRFDANQKGFIPSWQSQFPTARLIMRLRI NDLLKLQDGEIEEIYRVQRLSGSKILMAPHTEANVDARDRDKNDTFKLTSKSPGKLQSASARKV HISPTGLIREG SEQ ID NO: 381 MKNILGLDLGLSSIGWSVIRENSEEQELVAMGSRVVSLTAAELSSFTQGNGVSINSQRTQKRTQ RKGYDRYQLRRTLLRNKLDTLGMLPDDSLSYLPKLQLWGLRAKAVTQRIELNELGRVLLHLNQK RGYKSIKSDFSGDKKITDYVKTVKTRYDELKEMRLTIGELFFRRLTENAFFRCKEQVYPRQAYV EEFDCIMNCQRKFYPDILTDETIRCIRDEIIYYQRPLKSCKYLVSRCEFEKRFYLNAAGKKTEA GPKVSPRTSPLFQVCRLWESINNIVVKDRRNEIVFISAEQRAALFDFLNTHEKLKGSDLLKLLG LSKTYGYRLGEQFKTGIQGNKTRVEIERALGNYPDKKRLLQFNLQEESSSMVNTETGEIIPMIS LSFEQEPLYRLWHVLYSIDDREQLQSVLRQKFGIDDDEVLERLSAIDLVKAGFGNKSSKAIRRI LPFLQLGMNYAEACEAAGYNHSNNYTKAENEARALLDRLPAIKKNELRQPVVEKILNQMVNVVN ALMEKYGRFDEIRVELARELKQSKEERSNTYKSINKNQRENEQIAKRIVEYGVPTRSRIQKYKM WEESKHCCIYCGQPVDVGDFLRGFDVEVEHIIPKSLYFDDSFANKVCSCRSCNKEKNNRTAYDY MKSKGEKALSDYVERVNTMYTNNQISKTKWQNLLTPVDKISIDFIDRQLRESQYIARKAKEILT SICYNVTATSGSVTSFLRHVWGWDTVLHDLNFDRYKKVGLTEVIEVNHRGSVIRREQIKDWSKR FDHRHHAIDALTIACTKQAYIQRLNNLRAEEGPDFNKMSLERYIQSQPHFSVAQVREAVDRILV SFRAGKRAVTPGKRYIRKNRKRISVQSVLIPRGALSEESVYGVIHVWEKDEQGHVIQKQRAVMK YPITSINREMLDKEKVVDKRIHRILSGRLAQYNDNPKEAFAKPVYIDKECRIPIRTVRCFAKPA INTLVPLKKDDKGNPVAWVNPGNNHHVAIYRDEDGKYKERTVTFWEAVDRCRVGIPAIVTQPDT IWDNILQRNDISENVLESLPDVKWQFVLSLQQNEMFILGMNEEDYRYAMDQQDYALLNKYLYRV QKLSKSDYSFRYHTETSVEDKYDGKPNLKLSMQMGKLKRVSIKSLLGLNPHKVHISVLGEIKEI S SEQ ID NO: 382 MAEKQHRWGLDIGTNSIGWAVIALIEGRPAGLVATGSRIFSDGRNPKDGSSLAVERRGPRQMRR RRDRYLRRRDRFMQALINVGLMPGDAAARKALVTENPYVLRQRGLDQALTLPEFGRALFHLNQR RGFQSNRKTDRATAKESGKVKNAIAAFRAGMGNARTVGEALARRLEDGRPVRARMVGQGKDEHY ELYIAREWIAQEFDALWASQQRFHAEVLADAARDRLRAILLFQRKLLPVPVGKCFLEPNQPRVA AALPSAQRFRLMQELNHLRVMTLADKRERPLSFQERNDLLAQLVARPKCGFDMLRKIVFGANKE AYRFTIESERRKELKGCDTAAKLAKVNALGTRWQALSLDEQDRLVCLLLDGENDAVLADALREH YGLTDAQIDTLLGLSFEDGHMRLGRSALLRVLDALESGRDEQGLPLSYDKAVVAAGYPAHTADL ENGERDALPYYGELLWRYTQDAPTAKNDAERKFGKIANPTVHIGLNQLRKLVNALIQRYGKPAQ IVVELARNLKAGLEEKERIKKQQTANLERNERIRQKLQDAGVPDNRENRLRMRLFEELGQGNGL GTPCIYSGRQISLQRLFSNDVQVDHILPFSKTLDDSFANKVLAQHDANRYKGNRGPFEAFGANR DGYAWDDIRARAAVLPRNKRNRFAETAMQDWLHNETDFLARQLTDTAYLSRVARQYLTAICSKD DVYVSPGRLTAMLRAKWGLNRVLDGVMEEQGRPAVKNRDDHRHHAIDAVVIGATDRAMLQQVAT LAARAREQDAERLIGDMPTPWPNFLEDVRAAVARCVVSHKPDHGPEGGLHNDTAYGIVAGPFED GRYRVRHRVSLFDLKPGDLSNVRCDAPLQAELEPIFEQDDARAREVALTALAERYRQRKVWLEE LMSVLPIRPRGEDGKTLPDSAPYKAYKGDSNYCYELFINERGRWDGELISTFRANQAAYRRFRN DPARFRRYTAGGRPLLMRLCINDYIAVGTAAERTIFRVVKMSENKITLAEHFEGGTLKQRDADK DDPFKYLTKSPGALRDLGARRIFVDLIGRVLDPGIKGD SEQ ID NO: 383 MIERILGVDLGISSLGWAIVEYDKDDEAANRIIDCGVRLFTAAETPKKKESPNKARREARGIRR VLNRRRVRMNMIKKLFLRAGLIQDVDLDGEGGMFYSKANRADVWELRHDGLYRLLKGDELARVL IHIAKHRGYKFIGDDEADEESGKVKKAGVVLRQNFEAAGCRTVGEWLWRERGANGKKRNKHGDY EISIHRDLLVEEVEAIFVAQQEMRSTIATDALKAAYREIAFFVRPMQRIEKMVGHCTYFPEERR APKSAPTAEKFIAISKFFSTVIIDNEGWEQKIIERKTLEELLDFAVSREKVEFRHLRKFLDLSD NEIFKGLHYKGKPKTAKKREATLFDPNEPTELEFDKVEAEKKAWISLRGAAKLREALGNEFYGR FVALGKHADEATKILTYYKDEGQKRRELTKLPLEAEMVERLVKIGFSDFLKLSLKAIRDILPAM ESGARYDEAVLMLGVPHKEKSAILPPLNKTDIDILNPTVIRAFAQFRKVANALVRKYGAFDRVH FELAREINTKGEIEDIKESQRKNEKERKEAADWIAETSFQVPLTRKNILKKRLYIQQDGRCAYT GDVIELERLFDEGYCEIDHILPRSRSADDSFANKVLCLARANQQKTDRTPYEWFGHDAARWNAF ETRTSAPSNRVRTGKGKIDRLLKKNFDENSEMAFKDRNLNDTRYMARAIKTYCEQYWVFKNSHT KAPVQVRSGKLTSVLRYQWGLESKDRESHTHHAVDAIIIAFSTQGMVQKLSEYYRFKETHREKE RPKLAVPLANFRDAVEEATRIENTETVKEGVEVKRLLISRPPRARVTGQAHEQTAKPYPRIKQV KNKKKWRLAPIDEEKFESFKADRVASANQKNFYETSTIPRVDVYHKKGKFHLVPIYLHEMVLNE LPNLSLGTNPEAMDENFFKFSIFKDDLISIQTQGTPKKPAKIIMGYFKNMHGANMVLSSINNSP CEGFTCTPVSMDKKHKDKCKLCPEENRIAGRCLQGFLDYWSQEGLRPPRKEFECDQGVKFALDV KKYQIDPLGYYYEVKQEKRLGTIPQMRSAKKLVKK SEQ ID NO: 384 MNNSIKSKPEVTIGLDLGVGSVGWAIVDNETNIIHHLGSRLFSQAKTAEDRRSFRGVRRLIRRR KYKLKRFVNLIWKYNSYFGFKNKEDILNNYQEQQKLHNTVLNLKSEALNAKIDPKALSWILHDY LKNRGHFYEDNRDFNVYPTKELAKYFDKYGYYKGIIDSKEDNDNKLEEELTKYKFSNKHWLEEV KKVLSNQTGLPEKFKEEYESLFSYVRNYSEGPGSINSVSPYGIYHLDEKEGKVVQKYNNIWDKT IGKCNIFPDEYRAPKNSPIAMIFNEINELSTIRSYSIYLTGWFINQEFKKAYLNKLLDLLIKTN GEKPIDARQFKKLREETIAESIGKETLKDVENEEKLEKEDHKWKLKGLKLNTNGKIQYNDLSSL AKFVHKLKQHLKLDFLLEDQYATLDKINFLQSLFVYLGKHLRYSNRVDSANLKEFSDSNKLFER ILQKQKDGLFKLFEQTDKDDEKILAQTHSLSTKAMLLAITRMTNLDNDEDNQKNNDKGWNFEAI KNFDQKFIDITKKNNNLSLKQNKRYLDDRFINDAILSPGVKRILREATKVFNAILKQFSEEYDV TKVVIELARELSEEKELENTKNYKKLIKKNGDKISEGLKALGISEDEIKDILKSPTKSYKFLLW LQQDHIDPYSLKEIAFDDIFTKTEKFEIDHIIPYSISFDDSSSNKLLVLAESNQAKSNQTPYEF ISSGNAGIKWEDYEAYCRKFKDGDSSLLDSTQRSKKFAKMMKTDTSSKYDIGFLARNLNDTRYA TIVFRDALEDYANNHLVEDKPMFKVVCINGSVTSFLRKNFDDSSYAKKDRDKNIHHAVDASIIS IFSNETKTLFNQLTQFADYKLFKNTDGSWKKIDPKTGVVTEVTDENWKQIRVRNQVSEIAKVIE KYIQDSNIERKARYSRKIENKTNISLFNDTVYSAKKVGYEDQIKRKNLKTLDIHESAKENKNSK VKRQFVYRKLVNVSLLNNDKLADLFAEKEDILMYRANPWVINLAEQIFNEYTENKKIKSQNVFE KYMLDLTKEFPEKFSEFLVKSMLRNKTAIIYDDKKNIVHRIKRLKMLSSELKENKLSNVIIRSK NQSGTKLSYQDTINSLALMIMRSIDPTAKKQYIRVPLNTLNLHLGDHDFDLHNMDAYLKKPKFV KYLKANEIGDEYKPWRVLTSGTLLIHKKDKKLMYISSFQNLNDVIEIKNLIETEYKENDDSDSK KKKKANRFLMTLSTILNDYILLDAKDNFDILGLSKNRIDEILNSKLGLDKIVK SEQ ID NO: 385 MGGSEVGTVPVTWRLGVDVGERSIGLAAVSYEEDKPKEILAAVSWIHDGGVGDERSGASRLALR GMARRARRLRRFRRARLRDLDMLLSELGWTPLPDKNVSPVDAWLARKRLAEEYVVDETERRRLL GYAVSHMARHRGWRNPWTTIKDLKNLPQPSDSWERTRESLEARYSVSLEPGTVGQWAGYLLQRA PGIRLNPTQQSAGRRAELSNATAFETRLRQEDVLWELRCIADVQGLPEDVVSNVIDAVFCQKRP SVPAERIGRDPLDPSQLRASRACLEFQEYRIVAAVANLRIRDGSGSRPLSLEERNAVIEALLAQ TERSLTWSDIALEILKLPNESDLTSVPEEDGPSSLAYSQFAPFDETSARIAEFIAKNRRKIPTF AQWWQEQDRTSRSDLVAALADNSIAGEEEQELLVHLPDAELEALEGLALPSGRVAYSRLTLSGL TRVMRDDGVDVHNARKTCFGVDDNWRPPLPALHEATGHPVVDRNLAILRKFLSSATMRWGPPQS IVVELARGASESRERQAEEEAARRAHRKANDRIRAELRASGLSDPSPADLVRARLLELYDCHCM YCGAPISWENSELDHIVPRTDGGSNRHENLAITCGACNKEKGRRPFASWAETSNRVQLRDVIDR VQKLKYSGNMYWTRDEFSRYKKSVVARLKRRTSDPEVIQSIESTGYAAVALRDRLLSYGEKNGV AQVAVFRGGVTAEARRWLDISIERLFSRVAIFAQSTSTKRLDRRHHAVDAVVLTTLTPGVAKTL ADARSRRVSAEFWRRPSDVNRHSTEEPQSPAYRQWKESCSGLGDLLISTAARDSIAVAAPLRLR PTGALHEETLRAFSEHTVGAAWKGAELRRIVEPEVYAAFLALTDPGGRFLKVSPSEDVLPADEN RHIVLSDRVLGPRDRVKLFPDDRGSIRVRGGAAYIASFHHARVFRWGSSHSPSFALLRVSLADL AVAGLLRDGVDVFTAELPPWTPAWRYASIALVKAVESGDAKQVGWLVPGDELDFGPEGVTTAAG DLSMFLKYFPERHWVVTGFEDDKRINLKPAFLSAEQAEVLRTERSDRPDTLTEAGEILAQFFPR CWRATVAKVLCHPGLTVIRRTALGQPRWRRGHLPYSWRPWSADPWSGGTP SEQ ID NO: 386 MHNKKNITIGFDLGIASIGWAIIDSTTSKILDWGTRTFEERKTANERRAFRSTRRNIRRKAYRN QRFINLILKYKDLFELKNISDIQRANKKDTENYEKIISFFTEIYKKCAAKHSNILEVKVKALDS KIEKLDLIWILHDYLENRGFFYDLEEENVADKYEGIEHPSILLYDFFKKNGFFKSNSSIPKDLG GYSFSNLQWVNEIKKLFEVQEINPEFSEKFLNLFTSVRDYAKGPGSEHSASEYGIFQKDEKGKV FKKYDNIWDKTIGKCSFFVEENRSPVNYPSYEIFNLLNQLINLSTDLKTTNKKIWQLSSNDRNE LLDELLKVKEKAKIISISLKKNEIKKIILKDFGFEKSDIDDQDTIEGRKIIKEEPTTKLEVTKH LLATIYSHSSDSNWININNILEFLPYLDAICIILDREKSRGQDEVLKKLTEKNIFEVLKIDREK QLDFVKSIFSNTKFNFKKIGNFSLKAIREFLPKMFEQNKNSEYLKWKDEEIRRKWEEQKSKLGK TDKKTKYLNPRIFQDEIISPGTKNTFEQAVLVLNQIIKKYSKENIIDAIIIESPREKNDKKTIE EIKKRNKKGKGKTLEKLFQILNLENKGYKLSDLETKPAKLLDRLRFYHQQDGIDLYTLDKINID QLINGSQKYEIEHIIPYSMSYDNSQANKILTEKAENLKKGKLIASEYIKRNGDEFYNKYYEKAK ELFINKYKKNKKLDSYVDLDEDSAKNRFRFLTLQDYDEFQVEFLARNLNDTRYSTKLFYHALVE HFENNEFFTYIDENSSKHKVKISTIKGHVTKYFRAKPVQKNNGPNENLNNNKPEKIEKNRENNE HHAVDAAIVAIIGNKNPQIANLLTLADNKTDKKFLLHDENYKENIETGELVKIPKFEVDKLAKV EDLKKIIQEKYEEAKKHTAIKFSRKTRTILNGGLSDETLYGFKYDEKEDKYFKIIKKKLVTSKN EELKKYFENPFGKKADGKSEYTVLMAQSHLSEFNKLKEIFEKYNGFSNKTGNAFVEYMNDLALK EPTLKAEIESAKSVEKLLYYNFKPSDQFTYHDNINNKSFKRFYKNIRIIEYKSIPIKFKILSKH DGGKSFKDTLFSLYSLVYKVYENGKESYKSIPVTSQMRNFGIDEFDFLDENLYNKEKLDIYKSD FAKPIPVNCKPVFVLKKGSILKKKSLDIDDFKETKETEEGNYYFISTISKRFNRDTAYGLKPLK LSVVKPVAEPSTNPIFKEYIPIHLDELGNEYPVKIKEHTDDEKLMCTIK

Nucleic Acids Encoding Cas9 Molecules

Nucleic acids encoding the Cas9 molecules or Cas9 polypeptides, e.g., an eaCas9 molecule or eaCas9 polypeptides are provided herein.

Exemplary nucleic acids encoding Cas9 molecules or Cas9 polypeptides are described in Cong et al., SCIENCE 2013, 399(6121):819-823; Wang et al., CELL 2013, 153(4):910-918; Mali et al., SCIENCE 2013, 399(6121):823-826; Jinek et al., SCIENCE 2012, 337(6096):816-821. Another exemplary nucleic acid encoding a Cas9 molecule or Cas9 polypeptide is shown in FIG. 8.

In an embodiment, a nucleic acid encoding a Cas9 molecule or Cas9 polypeptide can be a synthetic nucleic acid sequence. For example, the synthetic nucleic acid molecule can be chemically modified, e.g., as described in Section VIII. In an embodiment, the Cas9 mRNA has one or more (e.g., all of the following properties: it is capped, polyadenylated, substituted with 5-methylcytidine and/or pseudouridine.

In addition, or alternatively, the synthetic nucleic acid sequence can be codon optimized, e.g., at least one non-common codon or less-common codon has been replaced by a common codon. For example, the synthetic nucleic acid can direct the synthesis of an optimized messenger mRNA, e.g., optimized for expression in a mammalian expression system, e.g., described herein.

In addition, or alternatively, a nucleic acid encoding a Cas9 molecule or Cas9 polypeptide may comprise a nuclear localization sequence (NLS). Nuclear localization sequences are known in the art.

Provided below is an exemplary codon optimized nucleic acid sequence encoding a Cas9 molecule of S. pyogenes.

(SEQ ID NO: 22) ATGGATAAAA AGTACAGCAT CGGGCTGGAC ATCGGTACAA ACTCAGTGGG GTGGGCCGTG ATTACGGACG AGTACAAGGT ACCCTCCAAA AAATTTAAAG TGCTGGGTAA CACGGACAGA CACTCTATAA AGAAAAATCT TATTGGAGCC TTGCTGTTCG ACTCAGGCGA GACAGCCGAA GCCACAAGGT TGAAGCGGAC CGCCAGGAGG CGGTATACCA GGAGAAAGAA CCGCATATGC TACCTGCAAG AAATCTTCAG TAACGAGATG GCAAAGGTTG ACGATAGCTT TTTCCATCGC CTGGAAGAAT CCTTTCTTGT TGAGGAAGAC AAGAAGCACG AACGGCACCC CATCTTTGGC AATATTGTCG ACGAAGTGGC ATATCACGAA AAGTACCCGA CTATCTACCA CCTCAGGAAG AAGCTGGTGG ACTCTACCGA TAAGGCGGAC CTCAGACTTA TTTATTTGGC ACTCGCCCAC ATGATTAAAT TTAGAGGACA TTTCTTGATC GAGGGCGACC TGAACCCGGA CAACAGTGAC GTCGATAAGC TGTTCATCCA ACTTGTGCAG ACCTACAATC AACTGTTCGA AGAAAACCCT ATAAATGCTT CAGGAGTCGA CGCTAAAGCA ATCCTGTCCG CGCGCCTCTC AAAATCTAGA AGACTTGAGA ATCTGATTGC TCAGTTGCCC GGGGAAAAGA AAAATGGATT GTTTGGCAAC CTGATCGCCC TCAGTCTCGG ACTGACCCCA AATTTCAAAA GTAACTTCGA CCTGGCCGAA GACGCTAAGC TCCAGCTGTC CAAGGACACA TACGATGACG ACCTCGACAA TCTGCTGGCC CAGATTGGGG ATCAGTACGC CGATCTCTTT TTGGCAGCAA AGAACCTGTC CGACGCCATC CTGTTGAGCG ATATCTTGAG AGTGAACACC GAAATTACTA AAGCACCCCT TAGCGCATCT ATGATCAAGC GGTACGACGA GCATCATCAG GATCTGACCC TGCTGAAGGC TCTTGTGAGG CAACAGCTCC CCGAAAAATA CAAGGAAATC TTCTTTGACC AGAGCAAAAA CGGCTACGCT GGCTATATAG ATGGTGGGGC CAGTCAGGAG GAATTCTATA AATTCATCAA GCCCATTCTC GAGAAAATGG ACGGCACAGA GGAGTTGCTG GTCAAACTTA ACAGGGAGGA CCTGCTGCGG AAGCAGCGGA CCTTTGACAA CGGGTCTATC CCCCACCAGA TTCATCTGGG CGAACTGCAC GCAATCCTGA GGAGGCAGGA GGATTTTTAT CCTTTTCTTA AAGATAACCG CGAGAAAATA GAAAAGATTC TTACATTCAG GATCCCGTAC TACGTGGGAC CTCTCGCCCG GGGCAATTCA CGGTTTGCCT GGATGACAAG GAAGTCAGAG GAGACTATTA CACCTTGGAA CTTCGAAGAA GTGGTGGACA AGGGTGCATC TGCCCAGTCT TTCATCGAGC GGATGACAAA TTTTGACAAG AACCTCCCTA ATGAGAAGGT GCTGCCCAAA CATTCTCTGC TCTACGAGTA CTTTACCGTC TACAATGAAC TGACTAAAGT CAAGTACGTC ACCGAGGGAA TGAGGAAGCC GGCATTCCTT AGTGGAGAAC AGAAGAAGGC GATTGTAGAC CTGTTGTTCA AGACCAACAG GAAGGTGACT GTGAAGCAAC TTAAAGAAGA CTACTTTAAG AAGATCGAAT GTTTTGACAG TGTGGAAATT TCAGGGGTTG AAGACCGCTT CAATGCGTCA TTGGGGACTT ACCATGATCT TCTCAAGATC ATAAAGGACA AAGACTTCCT GGACAACGAA GAAAATGAGG ATATTCTCGA AGACATCGTC CTCACCCTGA CCCTGTTCGA AGACAGGGAA ATGATAGAAG AGCGCTTGAA AACCTATGCC CACCTCTTCG ACGATAAAGT TATGAAGCAG CTGAAGCGCA GGAGATACAC AGGATGGGGA AGATTGTCAA GGAAGCTGAT CAATGGAATT AGGGATAAAC AGAGTGGCAA GACCATACTG GATTTCCTCA AATCTGATGG CTTCGCCAAT AGGAACTTCA TGCAACTGAT TCACGATGAC TCTCTTACCT TCAAGGAGGA CATTCAAAAG GCTCAGGTGA GCGGGCAGGG AGACTCCCTT CATGAACACA TCGCGAATTT GGCAGGTTCC CCCGCTATTA AAAAGGGCAT CCTTCAAACT GTCAAGGTGG TGGATGAATT GGTCAAGGTA ATGGGCAGAC ATAAGCCAGA AAATATTGTG ATCGAGATGG CCCGCGAAAA CCAGACCACA CAGAAGGGCC AGAAAAATAG TAGAGAGCGG ATGAAGAGGA TCGAGGAGGG CATCAAAGAG CTGGGATCTC AGATTCTCAA AGAACACCCC GTAGAAAACA CACAGCTGCA GAACGAAAAA TTGTACTTGT ACTATCTGCA GAACGGCAGA GACATGTACG TCGACCAAGA ACTTGATATT AATAGACTGT CCGACTATGA CGTAGACCAT ATCGTGCCCC AGTCCTTCCT GAAGGACGAC TCCATTGATA ACAAAGTCTT GACAAGAAGC GACAAGAACA GGGGTAAAAG TGATAATGTG CCTAGCGAGG AGGTGGTGAA AAAAATGAAG AACTACTGGC GACAGCTGCT TAATGCAAAG CTCATTACAC AACGGAAGTT CGATAATCTG ACGAAAGCAG AGAGAGGTGG CTTGTCTGAG TTGGACAAGG CAGGGTTTAT TAAGCGGCAG CTGGTGGAAA CTAGGCAGAT CACAAAGCAC GTGGCGCAGA TTTTGGACAG CCGGATGAAC ACAAAATACG ACGAAAATGA TAAACTGATA CGAGAGGTCA AAGTTATCAC GCTGAAAAGC AAGCTGGTGT CCGATTTTCG GAAAGACTTC CAGTTCTACA AAGTTCGCGA GATTAATAAC TACCATCATG CTCACGATGC GTACCTGAAC GCTGTTGTCG GGACCGCCTT GATAAAGAAG TACCCAAAGC TGGAATCCGA GTTCGTATAC GGGGATTACA AAGTGTACGA TGTGAGGAAA ATGATAGCCA AGTCCGAGCA GGAGATTGGA AAGGCCACAG CTAAGTACTT CTTTTATTCT AACATCATGA ATTTTTTTAA GACGGAAATT ACCCTGGCCA ACGGAGAGAT CAGAAAGCGG CCCCTTATAG AGACAAATGG TGAAACAGGT GAAATCGTCT GGGATAAGGG CAGGGATTTC GCTACTGTGA GGAAGGTGCT GAGTATGCCA CAGGTAAATA TCGTGAAAAA AACCGAAGTA CAGACCGGAG GATTTTCCAA GGAAAGCATT TTGCCTAAAA GAAACTCAGA CAAGCTCATC GCCCGCAAGA AAGATTGGGA CCCTAAGAAA TACGGGGGAT TTGACTCACC CACCGTAGCC TATTCTGTGC TGGTGGTAGC TAAGGTGGAA AAAGGAAAGT CTAAGAAGCT GAAGTCCGTG AAGGAACTCT TGGGAATCAC TATCATGGAA AGATCATCCT TTGAAAAGAA CCCTATCGAT TTCCTGGAGG CTAAGGGTTA CAAGGAGGTC AAGAAAGACC TCATCATTAA ACTGCCAAAA TACTCTCTCT TCGAGCTGGA AAATGGCAGG AAGAGAATGT TGGCCAGCGC CGGAGAGCTG CAAAAGGGAA ACGAGCTTGC TCTGCCCTCC AAATATGTTA ATTTTCTCTA TCTCGCTTCC CACTATGAAA AGCTGAAAGG GTCTCCCGAA GATAACGAGC AGAAGCAGCT GTTCGTCGAA CAGCACAAGC ACTATCTGGA TGAAATAATC GAACAAATAA GCGAGTTCAG CAAAAGGGTT ATCCTGGCGG ATGCTAATTT GGACAAAGTA CTGTCTGCTT ATAACAAGCA CCGGGATAAG CCTATTAGGG AACAAGCCGA GAATATAATT CACCTCTTTA CACTCACGAA TCTCGGAGCC CCCGCCGCCT TCAAATACTT TGATACGACT ATCGACCGGA AACGGTATAC CAGTACCAAA GAGGTCCTCG ATGCCACCCT CATCCACCAG TCAATTACTG GCCTGTACGA AACACGGATC GACCTCTCTC AACTGGGCGG CGACTAG

Provided below is the corresponding amino acid sequence of a S. pyogenes Cas9 molecule.

(SEQ ID NO: 23) MDKKYSIGLDIGTNSVGWAVITDEYKVPSKKFKVLGNTDRHSIKKNLIGA LLFDSGETAEATRLKRTARRRYTRRKNRICYLQEIFSNEMAKVDDSFFHR LEESFLVEEDKKHERHPIFGNIVDEVAYHEKYPTIYHLRKKLVDSTDKAD LRLIYLALAHMIKFRGHFLIEGDLNPDNSDVDKLFIQLVQTYNQLFEENP INASGVDAKAILSARLSKSRRLENLIAQLPGEKKNGLFGNLIALSLGLTP NFKSNFDLAEDAKLQLSKDTYDDDLDNLLAQIGDQYADLFLAAKNLSDAI LLSDILRVNTEITKAPLSASMIKRYDEHHQDLTLLKALVRQQLPEKYKEI FFDQSKNGYAGYIDGGASQEEFYKFIKPILEKMDGTEELLVKLNREDLLR KQRTFDNGSIPHQIHLGELHAILRRQEDFYPFLKDNREKIEKILTFRIPY YVGPLARGNSRFAWMTRKSEETITPWNFEEVVDKGASAQSFIERMTNFDK NLPNEKVLPKHSLLYEYFTVYNELTKVKYVTEGMRKPAFLSGEQKKAIVD LLFKTNRKVTVKQLKEDYFKKIECFDSVEISGVEDRFNASLGTYHDLLKI IKDKDFLDNEENEDILEDIVLTLTLFEDREMIEERLKTYAHLFDDKVMKQ LKRRRYTGWGRLSRKLINGIRDKQSGKTILDFLKSDGFANRNFMQLIHDD SLTFKEDIQKAQVSGQGDSLHEHIANLAGSPAIKKGILQTVKVVDELVKV MGRHKPENIVIEMARENQTTQKGQKNSRERMKRIEEGIKELGSQILKEHP VENTQLQNEKLYLYYLQNGRDMYVDQELDINRLSDYDVDHIVPQSFLKDD SIDNKVLTRSDKNRGKSDNVPSEEVVKKMKNYWRQLLNAKLITQRKFDNL TKAERGGLSELDKAGFIKRQLVETRQITKHVAQILDSRMNTKYDENDKLI REVKVITLKSKLVSDFRKDFQFYKVREINNYHHAHDAYLNAVVGTALIKK YPKLESEFVYGDYKVYDVRKMIAKSEQEIGKATAKYFFYSNIMNFFKTEI TLANGEIRKRPLIETNGETGEIVWDKGRDFATVRKVLSMPQVNIVKKTEV QTGGFSKESILPKRNSDKLIARKKDWDPKKYGGFDSPTVAYSVLVVAKVE KGKSKKLKSVKELLGITIMERSSFEKNPIDFLEAKGYKEVKKDLIIKLPK YSLFELENGRKRMLASAGELQKGNELALPSKYVNFLYLASHYEKLKGSPE DNEQKQLFVEQHKHYLDEIIEQISEFSKRVILADANLDKVLSAYNKHRDK PIREQAENIIHLFTLTNLGAPAAFKYFDTTIDRKRYTSTKEVLDATLIHQ SITGLYETRIDLSQLGGD*

Provided below is an exemplary codon optimized nucleic acid sequence encoding a Cas9 molecule of N. meningitides.

SEQ ID NO: 24) ATGGCCGCCTTCAAGCCCAACCCCATCAACTACATCCTGGGCCTGGACAT CGGCATCGCCAGCGTGGGCTGGGCCATGGTGGAGATCGACGAGGACGAGA ACCCCATCTGCCTGATCGACCTGGGTGTGCGCGTGTTCGAGCGCGCTGAG GTGCCCAAGACTGGTGACAGTCTGGCTATGGCTCGCCGGCTTGCTCGCTC TGTTCGGCGCCTTACTCGCCGGCGCGCTCACCGCCTTCTGCGCGCTCGCC GCCTGCTGAAGCGCGAGGGTGTGCTGCAGGCTGCCGACTTCGACGAGAAC GGCCTGATCAAGAGCCTGCCCAACACTCCTTGGCAGCTGCGCGCTGCCGC TCTGGACCGCAAGCTGACTCCTCTGGAGTGGAGCGCCGTGCTGCTGCACC TGATCAAGCACCGCGGCTACCTGAGCCAGCGCAAGAACGAGGGCGAGACC GCCGACAAGGAGCTGGGTGCTCTGCTGAAGGGCGTGGCCGACAACGCCCA CGCCCTGCAGACTGGTGACTTCCGCACTCCTGCTGAGCTGGCCCTGAACA AGTTCGAGAAGGAGAGCGGCCACATCCGCAACCAGCGCGGCGACTACAGC CACACCTTCAGCCGCAAGGACCTGCAGGCCGAGCTGATCCTGCTGTTCGA GAAGCAGAAGGAGTTCGGCAACCCCCACGTGAGCGGCGGCCTGAAGGAGG GCATCGAGACCCTGCTGATGACCCAGCGCCCCGCCCTGAGCGGCGACGCC GTGCAGAAGATGCTGGGCCACTGCACCTTCGAGCCAGCCGAGCCCAAGGC CGCCAAGAACACCTACACCGCCGAGCGCTTCATCTGGCTGACCAAGCTGA ACAACCTGCGCATCCTGGAGCAGGGCAGCGAGCGCCCCCTGACCGACACC GAGCGCGCCACCCTGATGGACGAGCCCTACCGCAAGAGCAAGCTGACCTA CGCCCAGGCCCGCAAGCTGCTGGGTCTGGAGGACACCGCCTTCTTCAAGG GCCTGCGCTACGGCAAGGACAACGCCGAGGCCAGCACCCTGATGGAGATG AAGGCCTACCACGCCATCAGCCGCGCCCTGGAGAAGGAGGGCCTGAAGGA CAAGAAGAGTCCTCTGAACCTGAGCCCCGAGCTGCAGGACGAGATCGGCA CCGCCTTCAGCCTGTTCAAGACCGACGAGGACATCACCGGCCGCCTGAAG GACCGCATCCAGCCCGAGATCCTGGAGGCCCTGCTGAAGCACATCAGCTT CGACAAGTTCGTGCAGATCAGCCTGAAGGCCCTGCGCCGCATCGTGCCCC TGATGGAGCAGGGCAAGCGCTACGACGAGGCCTGCGCCGAGATCTACGGC GACCACTACGGCAAGAAGAACACCGAGGAGAAGATCTACCTGCCTCCTAT CCCCGCCGACGAGATCCGCAACCCCGTGGTGCTGCGCGCCCTGAGCCAGG CCCGCAAGGTGATCAACGGCGTGGTGCGCCGCTACGGCAGCCCCGCCCGC ATCCACATCGAGACCGCCCGCGAGGTGGGCAAGAGCTTCAAGGACCGCAA GGAGATCGAGAAGCGCCAGGAGGAGAACCGCAAGGACCGCGAGAAGGCCG CCGCCAAGTTCCGCGAGTACTTCCCCAACTTCGTGGGCGAGCCCAAGAGC AAGGACATCCTGAAGCTGCGCCTGTACGAGCAGCAGCACGGCAAGTGCCT GTACAGCGGCAAGGAGATCAACCTGGGCCGCCTGAACGAGAAGGGCTACG TGGAGATCGACCACGCCCTGCCCTTCAGCCGCACCTGGGACGACAGCTTC AACAACAAGGTGCTGGTGCTGGGCAGCGAGAACCAGAACAAGGGCAACCA GACCCCCTACGAGTACTTCAACGGCAAGGACAACAGCCGCGAGTGGCAGG AGTTCAAGGCCCGCGTGGAGACCAGCCGCTTCCCCCGCAGCAAGAAGCAG CGCATCCTGCTGCAGAAGTTCGACGAGGACGGCTTCAAGGAGCGCAACCT GAACGACACCCGCTACGTGAACCGCTTCCTGTGCCAGTTCGTGGCCGACC GCATGCGCCTGACCGGCAAGGGCAAGAAGCGCGTGTTCGCCAGCAACGGC CAGATCACCAACCTGCTGCGCGGCTTCTGGGGCCTGCGCAAGGTGCGCGC CGAGAACGACCGCCACCACGCCCTGGACGCCGTGGTGGTGGCCTGCAGCA CCGTGGCCATGCAGCAGAAGATCACCCGCTTCGTGCGCTACAAGGAGATG AACGCCTTCGACGGTAAAACCATCGACAAGGAGACCGGCGAGGTGCTGCA CCAGAAGACCCACTTCCCCCAGCCCTGGGAGTTCTTCGCCCAGGAGGTGA TGATCCGCGTGTTCGGCAAGCCCGACGGCAAGCCCGAGTTCGAGGAGGCC GACACCCCCGAGAAGCTGCGCACCCTGCTGGCCGAGAAGCTGAGCAGCCG CCCTGAGGCCGTGCACGAGTACGTGACTCCTCTGTTCGTGAGCCGCGCCC CCAACCGCAAGATGAGCGGTCAGGGTCACATGGAGACCGTGAAGAGCGCC AAGCGCCTGGACGAGGGCGTGAGCGTGCTGCGCGTGCCCCTGACCCAGCT GAAGCTGAAGGACCTGGAGAAGATGGTGAACCGCGAGCGCGAGCCCAAGC TGTACGAGGCCCTGAAGGCCCGCCTGGAGGCCCACAAGGACGACCCCGCC AAGGCCTTCGCCGAGCCCTTCTACAAGTACGACAAGGCCGGCAACCGCAC CCAGCAGGTGAAGGCCGTGCGCGTGGAGCAGGTGCAGAAGACCGGCGTGT GGGTGCGCAACCACAACGGCATCGCCGACAACGCCACCATGGTGCGCGTG GACGTGTTCGAGAAGGGCGACAAGTACTACCTGGTGCCCATCTACAGCTG GCAGGTGGCCAAGGGCATCCTGCCCGACCGCGCCGTGGTGCAGGGCAAGG ACGAGGAGGACTGGCAGCTGATCGACGACAGCTTCAACTTCAAGTTCAGC CTGCACCCCAACGACCTGGTGGAGGTGATCACCAAGAAGGCCCGCATGTT CGGCTACTTCGCCAGCTGCCACCGCGGCACCGGCAACATCAACATCCGCA TCCACGACCTGGACCACAAGATCGGCAAGAACGGCATCCTGGAGGGCATC GGCGTGAAGACCGCCCTGAGCTTCCAGAAGTACCAGATCGACGAGCTGGG CAAGGAGATCCGCCCCTGCCGCCTGAAGAAGCGCCCTCCTGTGCGCTAA

Provided below is the corresponding amino acid sequence of a N. meningitides Cas9 molecule.

(SEQ ID NO: 25) MAAFKPNPINYILGLDIGIASVGWAMVEIDEDENPICLIDLGVRVFERAE VPKTGDSLAMARRLARSVRRLTRRRAHRLLRARRLLKREGVLQAADFDEN GLIKSLPNTPWQLRAAALDRKLTPLEWSAVLLHLIKHRGYLSQRKNEGET ADKELGALLKGVADNAHALQTGDFRTPAELALNKFEKESGHIRNQRGDYS HTFSRKDLQAELILLFEKQKEFGNPHVSGGLKEGIETLLMTQRPALSGDA VQKMLGHCTFEPAEPKAAKNTYTAERFIWLTKLNNLRILEQGSERPLTDT ERATLMDEPYRKSKLTYAQARKLLGLEDTAFFKGLRYGKDNAEASTLMEM KAYHAISRALEKEGLKDKKSPLNLSPELQDEIGTAFSLFKTDEDITGRLK DRIQPEILEALLKHISFDKFVQISLKALRRIVPLMEQGKRYDEACAEIYG DHYGKKNTEEKIYLPPIPADEIRNPVVLRALSQARKVINGVVRRYGSPAR IHIETAREVGKSFKDRKEIEKRQEENRKDREKAAAKFREYFPNFVGEPKS KDILKLRLYEQQHGKCLYSGKEINLGRLNEKGYVEIDHALPFSRTWDDSF NNKVLVLGSENQNKGNQTPYEYFNGKDNSREWQEFKARVETSRFPRSKKQ RILLQKFDEDGFKERNLNDTRYVNRFLCQFVADRMRLTGKGKKRVFASNG QITNLLRGFWGLRKVRAENDRHHALDAVVVACSTVAMQQKITRFVRYKEM NAFDGKTIDKETGEVLHQKTHFPQPWEFFAQEVMIRVFGKPDGKPEFEEA DTPEKLRTLLAEKLSSRPEAVHEYVTPLFVSRAPNRKMSGQGHMETVKSA KRLDEGVSVLRVPLTQLKLKDLEKMVNREREPKLYEALKARLEAHKDDPA KAFAEPFYKYDKAGNRTQQVKAVRVEQVQKTGVWVRNHNGIADNATMVRV DVFEKGDKYYLVPIYSWQVAKGILPDRAVVQGKDEEDWQLIDDSFNFKFS LHPNDLVEVITKKARMFGYFASCHRGTGNINIRIHDLDHKIGKNGILEGI GVKTALSFQKYQIDELGKEIRPCRLKKRPPVR*

Provided below is an amino acid sequence of a S. aureus Cas9 molecule.

(SEQ ID NO: 26) MKRNYILGLDIGITSVGYGIIDYETRDVIDAGVRLFKEANVENNEGRRSK RGARRLKRRRRHRIQRVKKLLFDYNLLTDHSELSGINPYEARVKGLSQKL SEEEFSAALLHLAKRRGVHNVNEVEEDTGNELSTKEQISRNSKALEEKYV AELQLERLKKDGEVRGSINRFKTSDYVKEAKQLLKVQKAYHQLDQSFIDT YIDLLETRRTYYEGPGEGSPFGWKDIKEWYEMLMGHCTYFPEELRSVKYA YNADLYNALNDLNNLVITRDENEKLEYYEKFQIIENVFKQKKKPTLKQIA KEILVNEEDIKGYRVTSTGKPEFTNLKVYHDIKDITARKEIIENAELLDQ IAKILTIYQSSEDIQEELTNLNSELTQEEIEQISNLKGYTGTHNLSLKAI NLILDELWHTNDNQIAIFNRLKLVPKKVDLSQQKEIPTTLVDDFILSPVV KRSFIQSIKVINAIIKKYGLPNDIIIELAREKNSKDAQKMINEMQKRNRQ TNERIEEIIRTTGKENAKYLIEKIKLHDMQEGKCLYSLEAIPLEDLLNNP FNYEVDHIIPRSVSFDNSFNNKVLVKQEENSKKGNRTPFQYLSSSDSKIS YETFKKHILNLAKGKGRISKTKKEYLLEERDINRFSVQKDFINRNLVDTR YATRGLMNLLRSYFRVNNLDVKVKSINGGFTSFLRRKWKFKKERNKGYKH HAEDALIIANADFIFKEWKKLDKAKKVMENQMFEEKQAESMPEIETEQEY KEIFITPHQIKHIKDFKDYKYSHRVDKKPNRELINDTLYSTRKDDKGNTL IVNNLNGLYDKDNDKLKKLINKSPEKLLMYHHDPQTYQKLKLIMEQYGDE KNPLYKYYEETGNYLTKYSKKDNGPVIKKIKYYGNKLNAHLDITDDYPNS RNKVVKLSLKPYRFDVYLDNGVYKFVTVKNLDVIKKENYYEVNSKCYEEA KKLKKISNQAEFIASFYNNDLIKINGELYRVIGVNNDLLNRIEVNMIDIT YREYLENMNDKRPPRIIKTIASKTQSIKKYSTDILGNLYEVKSKKHPQII KKG*

Provided below is an exemplary codon optimized nucleic acid sequence encoding a Cas9 molecule of S. aureus Cas9.

(SEQ ID NO: 39) ATGAAAAGGAACTACATTCTGGGGCTGGACATCGGGATTACAAGCGTGGG GTATGGGATTATTGACTATGAAACAAGGGACGTGATCGACGCAGGCGTCA GACTGTTCAAGGAGGCCAACGTGGAAAACAATGAGGGACGGAGAAGCAAG AGGGGAGCCAGGCGCCTGAAACGACGGAGAAGGCACAGAATCCAGAGGGT GAAGAAACTGCTGTTCGATTACAACCTGCTGACCGACCATTCTGAGCTGA GTGGAATTAATCCTTATGAAGCCAGGGTGAAAGGCCTGAGTCAGAAGCTG TCAGAGGAAGAGTTTTCCGCAGCTCTGCTGCACCTGGCTAAGCGCCGAGG AGTGCATAACGTCAATGAGGTGGAAGAGGACACCGGCAACGAGCTGTCTA CAAAGGAACAGATCTCACGCAATAGCAAAGCTCTGGAAGAGAAGTATGTC GCAGAGCTGCAGCTGGAACGGCTGAAGAAAGATGGCGAGGTGAGAGGGTC AATTAATAGGTTCAAGACAAGCGACTACGTCAAAGAAGCCAAGCAGCTGC TGAAAGTGCAGAAGGCTTACCACCAGCTGGATCAGAGCTTCATCGATACT TATATCGACCTGCTGGAGACTCGGAGAACCTACTATGAGGGACCAGGAGA AGGGAGCCCCTTCGGATGGAAAGACATCAAGGAATGGTACGAGATGCTGA TGGGACATTGCACCTATTTTCCAGAAGAGCTGAGAAGCGTCAAGTACGCT TATAACGCAGATCTGTACAACGCCCTGAATGACCTGAACAACCTGGTCAT CACCAGGGATGAAAACGAGAAACTGGAATACTATGAGAAGTTCCAGATCA TCGAAAACGTGTTTAAGCAGAAGAAAAAGCCTACACTGAAACAGATTGCT AAGGAGATCCTGGTCAACGAAGAGGACATCAAGGGCTACCGGGTGACAAG CACTGGAAAACCAGAGTTCACCAATCTGAAAGTGTATCACGATATTAAGG ACATCACAGCACGGAAAGAAATCATTGAGAACGCCGAACTGCTGGATCAG ATTGCTAAGATCCTGACTATCTACCAGAGCTCCGAGGACATCCAGGAAGA GCTGACTAACCTGAACAGCGAGCTGACCCAGGAAGAGATCGAACAGATTA GTAATCTGAAGGGGTACACCGGAACACACAACCTGTCCCTGAAAGCTATC AATCTGATTCTGGATGAGCTGTGGCATACAAACGACAATCAGATTGCAAT CTTTAACCGGCTGAAGCTGGTCCCAAAAAAGGTGGACCTGAGTCAGCAGA AAGAGATCCCAACCACACTGGTGGACGATTTCATTCTGTCACCCGTGGTC AAGCGGAGCTTCATCCAGAGCATCAAAGTGATCAACGCCATCATCAAGAA GTACGGCCTGCCCAATGATATCATTATCGAGCTGGCTAGGGAGAAGAACA GCAAGGACGCACAGAAGATGATCAATGAGATGCAGAAACGAAACCGGCAG ACCAATGAACGCATTGAAGAGATTATCCGAACTACCGGGAAAGAGAACGC AAAGTACCTGATTGAAAAAATCAAGCTGCACGATATGCAGGAGGGAAAGT GTCTGTATTCTCTGGAGGCCATCCCCCTGGAGGACCTGCTGAACAATCCA TTCAACTACGAGGTCGATCATATTATCCCCAGAAGCGTGTCCTTCGACAA TTCCTTTAACAACAAGGTGCTGGTCAAGCAGGAAGAGAACTCTAAAAAGG GCAATAGGACTCCTTTCCAGTACCTGTCTAGTTCAGATTCCAAGATCTCT TACGAAACCTTTAAAAAGCACATTCTGAATCTGGCCAAAGGAAAGGGCCG CATCAGCAAGACCAAAAAGGAGTACCTGCTGGAAGAGCGGGACATCAACA GATTCTCCGTCCAGAAGGATTTTATTAACCGGAATCTGGTGGACACAAGA TACGCTACTCGCGGCCTGATGAATCTGCTGCGATCCTATTTCCGGGTGAA CAATCTGGATGTGAAAGTCAAGTCCATCAACGGCGGGTTCACATCTTTTC TGAGGCGCAAATGGAAGTTTAAAAAGGAGCGCAACAAAGGGTACAAGCAC CATGCCGAAGATGCTCTGATTATCGCAAATGCCGACTTCATCTTTAAGGA GTGGAAAAAGCTGGACAAAGCCAAGAAAGTGATGGAGAACCAGATGTTCG AAGAGAAGCAGGCCGAATCTATGCCCGAAATCGAGACAGAACAGGAGTAC AAGGAGATTTTCATCACTCCTCACCAGATCAAGCATATCAAGGATTTCAA GGACTACAAGTACTCTCACCGGGTGGATAAAAAGCCCAACAGAGAGCTGA TCAATGACACCCTGTATAGTACAAGAAAAGACGATAAGGGGAATACCCTG ATTGTGAACAATCTGAACGGACTGTACGACAAAGATAATGACAAGCTGAA AAAGCTGATCAACAAAAGTCCCGAGAAGCTGCTGATGTACCACCATGATC CTCAGACATATCAGAAACTGAAGCTGATTATGGAGCAGTACGGCGACGAG AAGAACCCACTGTATAAGTACTATGAAGAGACTGGGAACTACCTGACCAA GTATAGCAAAAAGGATAATGGCCCCGTGATCAAGAAGATCAAGTACTATG GGAACAAGCTGAATGCCCATCTGGACATCACAGACGATTACCCTAACAGT CGCAACAAGGTGGTCAAGCTGTCACTGAAGCCATACAGATTCGATGTCTA TCTGGACAACGGCGTGTATAAATTTGTGACTGTCAAGAATCTGGATGTCA TCAAAAAGGAGAACTACTATGAAGTGAATAGCAAGTGCTACGAAGAGGCT AAAAAGCTGAAAAAGATTAGCAACCAGGCAGAGTTCATCGCCTCCTTTTA CAACAACGACCTGATTAAGATCAATGGCGAACTGTATAGGGTCATCGGGG TGAACAATGATCTGCTGAACCGCATTGAAGTGAATATGATTGACATCACT TACCGAGAGTATCTGGAAAACATGAATGATAAGCGCCCCCCTCGAATTAT CAAAACAATTGCCTCTAAGACTCAGAGTATCAAAAAGTACTCAACCGACA TTCTGGGAAACCTGTATGAGGTGAAGAGCAAAAAGCACCCTCAGATTATC AAAAAGGGC

If any of the above Cas9 sequences are fused with a peptide or polypeptide at the C-terminus, it is understood that the stop codon will be removed.

Other Cas Molecules and Cas Polypeptides

Various types of Cas molecules or Cas polypeptides can be used to practice the inventions disclosed herein. In some embodiments, Cas molecules of Type II Cas systems are used. In other embodiments, Cas molecules of other Cas systems are used. For example, Type I or Type III Cas molecules may be used. Exemplary Cas molecules (and Cas systems) are described, e.g., in Haft et al., PLoS COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY 2005, 1(6): e60 and Makarova et al., NATURE REVIEW MICROBIOLOGY 2011, 9:467-477, the contents of both references are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety. Exemplary Cas molecules (and Cas systems) are also shown in Table 13.

TABLE 13 Cas Systems Structure of Families (and encoded superfamily) of Gene System type Name from protein (PDB encoded name^(‡) or subtype Haft et al.^(§) accessions)^(¶) protein^(#)** Representatives cas1 Type I cas1 3GOD, 3LFX COG1518 SERP2463, SPy1047 Type II and 2YZS and ygbT Type III cas2 Type I cas2 2IVY, 2I8E and COG1343 and SERP2462, SPy1048, Type II 3EXC COG3512 SPy1723 (N-terminal Type III domain) and ygbF cas3′ Type I^(‡‡) cas3 NA COG1203 APE1232 and ygcB cas3″ Subtype I-A NA NA COG2254 APE1231 and Subtype I-B BH0336 cas4 Subtype I-A cas4 and csa1 NA COG1468 APE1239 and Subtype I-B BH0340 Subtype I-C Subtype I-D Subtype II-B cas5 Subtype I-A cas5a, cas5d, 3KG4 COG1688 APE1234, BH0337, Subtype I-B cas5e, cas5h, (RAMP) devS and ygcI Subtype I-C cas5p, cas5t Subtype I-E and cmx5 cas6 Subtype I-A cas6 and cmx6 3I4H COG1583 and PF1131 and slr7014 Subtype I-B COG5551 Subtype I-D (RAMP) Subtype III- A Subtype III-B cas6e Subtype I-E cse3 1WJ9 (RAMP) ygcH cas6f Subtype I-F csy4 2XLJ (RAMP) y1727 cas7 Subtype I-A csa2, csd2, NA COG1857 and devR and ygcJ Subtype I-B cse4, csh2, COG3649 Subtype I-C csp1 and cst2 (RAMP) Subtype I-E cas8a1 Subtype I- cmx1, cst1, NA BH0338-like LA3191^(§§) and A^(‡‡) csx8, csx13 PG2018^(§§) and CXXC- CXXC cas8a2 Subtype I- csa4 and csx9 NA PH0918 AF0070, AF1873, A^(‡‡) MJ0385, PF0637, PH0918 and SSO1401 cas8b Subtype I- csh1 and NA BH0338-like MTH1090 and B^(‡‡) TM1802 TM1802 cas8c Subtype I- csd1 and csp2 NA BH0338-like BH0338 C^(‡‡) cas9 Type II^(‡‡) csn1 and csx12 NA COG3513 FTN_0757 and SPy1046 cas10 Type III^(‡‡) cmr2, csm1 NA COG1353 MTH326, Rv2823c^(§§) and csx11 and TM1794^(§§) cas10d Subtype I- csc3 NA COG1353 slr7011 D^(‡‡) csy1 Subtype I- csy1 NA y1724-like y1724 F^(‡‡) csy2 Subtype I-F csy2 NA (RAMP) y1725 csy3 Subtype I-F csy3 NA (RAMP) y1726 cse1 Subtype I- cse1 NA YgcL-like ygcL E^(‡‡) cse2 Subtype I-E cse2 2ZCA YgcK-like ygcK csc1 Subtype I-D csc1 NA alr1563-like alr1563 (RAMP) csc2 Subtype I-D csc1 and csc2 NA COG1337 slr7012 (RAMP) csa5 Subtype I-A csa5 NA AF1870 AF1870, MJ0380, PF0643 and SSO1398 csn2 Subtype II-A csn2 NA SPy1049-like SPy1049 csm2 Subtype III- csm2 NA COG1421 MTH1081 and A^(‡‡) SERP2460 csm3 Subtype III-A csc2 and csm3 NA COG1337 MTH1080 and (RAMP) SERP2459 csm4 Subtype III-A csm4 NA COG1567 MTH1079 and (RAMP) SERP2458 csm5 Subtype III-A csm5 NA COG1332 MTH1078 and (RAMP) SERP2457 csm6 Subtype III-A APE2256 and 2WTE COG1517 APE2256 and csm6 SSO1445 cmr1 Subtype III-B cmr1 NA COG1367 PF1130 (RAMP) cmr3 Subtype III-B cmr3 NA COG1769 PF1128 (RAMP) cmr4 Subtype III-B cmr4 NA COG1336 PF1126 (RAMP) cmr5 Subtype III- cmr5 2ZOP and COG3337 MTH324 and B^(‡‡) 2OEB PF1125 cmr6 Subtype III-B cmr6 NA COG1604 PF1124 (RAMP) csb1 Subtype I-U GSU0053 NA (RAMP) Balac_1306 and GSU0053 csb2 Subtype I- NA NA (RAMP) Balac_1305 and U^(§§) GSU0054 csb3 Subtype I-U NA NA (RAMP) Balac_1303^(§§) csx17 Subtype I-U NA NA NA Btus_2683 csx14 Subtype I-U NA NA NA GSU0052 csx10 Subtype I-U csx10 NA (RAMP) Caur_2274 csx16 Subtype III-U VVA1548 NA NA VVA1548 csaX Subtype III-U csaX NA NA SSO1438 csx3 Subtype III-U csx3 NA NA AF1864 csx1 Subtype III-U csa3, csx1, 1XMX and COG1517 and MJ1666, NE0113, csx2, DXTHG, 2I71 COG4006 PF1127 and TM1812 NE0113 and TIGR02710 csx15 Unknown NA NA TTE2665 TTE2665 csf1 Type U csf1 NA NA AFE_1038 csf2 Type U csf2 NA (RAMP) AFE_1039 csf3 Type U csf3 NA (RAMP) AFE_1040 csf4 Type U csf4 NA NA AFE_1037

IV. Functional Analysis of Candidate Molecules

Candidate Cas9 molecules, candidate gRNA molecules, candidate Cas9 molecule/gRNA molecule complexes, can be evaluated by art-known methods or as described herein. For example, exemplary methods for evaluating the endonuclease activity of Cas9 molecule are described, e.g., in Jinek et al., SCIENCE 2012, 337(6096):816-821.

Binding and Cleavage Assay: Testing the Endonuclease Activity of Cas9 Molecule

The ability of a Cas9 molecule/gRNA molecule complex to bind to and cleave a target nucleic acid can be evaluated in a plasmid cleavage assay. In this assay, synthetic or in vitro-transcribed gRNA molecule is pre-annealed prior to the reaction by heating to 95° C. and slowly cooling down to room temperature. Native or restriction digest-linearized plasmid DNA (300 ng (˜8 nM)) is incubated for 60 min at 37° C. with purified Cas9 protein molecule (50-500 nM) and gRNA (50-500 nM, 1:1) in a Cas9 plasmid cleavage buffer (20 mM HEPES pH 7.5, 150 mM KCl, 0.5 mM DTT, 0.1 mM EDTA) with or without 10 mM MgCl₂. The reactions are stopped with 5×DNA loading buffer (30% glycerol, 1.2% SDS, 250 mM EDTA), resolved by a 0.8 or 1% agarose gel electrophoresis and visualized by ethidium bromide staining. The resulting cleavage products indicate whether the Cas9 molecule cleaves both DNA strands, or only one of the two strands. For example, linear DNA products indicate the cleavage of both DNA strands. Nicked open circular products indicate that only one of the two strands is cleaved.

Alternatively, the ability of a Cas9 molecule/gRNA molecule complex to bind to and cleave a target nucleic acid can be evaluated in an oligonucleotide DNA cleavage assay. In this assay, DNA oligonucleotides (10 pmol) are radiolabeled by incubating with 5 units T4 polynucleotide kinase and ˜3-6 pmol (˜20-40 mCi) [γ-32P]-ATP in 1×T4 polynucleotide kinase reaction buffer at 37° C. for 30 min, in a 50 μL reaction. After heat inactivation (65° C. for 20 min), reactions are purified through a column to remove unincorporated label. Duplex substrates (100 nM) are generated by annealing labeled oligonucleotides with equimolar amounts of unlabeled complementary oligonucleotide at 95° C. for 3 min, followed by slow cooling to room temperature. For cleavage assays, gRNA molecules are annealed by heating to 95° C. for 30 s, followed by slow cooling to room temperature. Cas9 (500 nM final concentration) is pre-incubated with the annealed gRNA molecules (500 nM) in cleavage assay buffer (20 mM HEPES pH 7.5, 100 mM KCl, 5 mM MgCl2, 1 mM DTT, 5% glycerol) in a total volume of 9 μl. Reactions are initiated by the addition of 1 μl target DNA (10 nM) and incubated for 1 h at 37° C. Reactions are quenched by the addition of 20 μl of loading dye (5 mM EDTA, 0.025% SDS, 5% glycerol in formamide) and heated to 95° C. for 5 min. Cleavage products are resolved on 12% denaturing polyacrylamide gels containing 7 M urea and visualized by phosphor imaging. The resulting cleavage products indicate that whether the complementary strand, the non-complementary strand, or both, are cleaved.

One or both of these assays can be used to evaluate the suitability of a candidate gRNA molecule or candidate Cas9 molecule.

Binding Assay: Testing the Binding of Cas9 Molecule to Target DNA

Exemplary methods for evaluating the binding of Cas9 molecule to target DNA are described, e.g., in Jinek et al., SCIENCE 2012; 337(6096):816-821.

For example, in an electrophoretic mobility shift assay, target DNA duplexes are formed by mixing of each strand (10 nmol) in deionized water, heating to 95° C. for 3 min and slow cooling to room temperature. All DNAs are purified on 8% native gels containing 1×TBE. DNA bands are visualized by UV shadowing, excised, and eluted by soaking gel pieces in DEPC-treated H₂O. Eluted DNA is ethanol precipitated and dissolved in DEPC-treated H₂O. DNA samples are 5′ end labeled with [γ-32P]-ATP using T4 polynucleotide kinase for 30 min at 37° C. Polynucleotide kinase is heat denatured at 65° C. for 20 min, and unincorporated radiolabel is removed using a column. Binding assays are performed in buffer containing 20 mM HEPES pH 7.5, 100 mM KCl, 5 mM MgCl₂, 1 mM DTT and 10% glycerol in a total volume of 10 μl. Cas9 protein molecule is programmed with equimolar amounts of pre-annealed gRNA molecule and titrated from 100 pM to 1 μM. Radiolabeled DNA is added to a final concentration of 20 pM. Samples are incubated for 1 h at 37° C. and resolved at 4° C. on an 8% native polyacrylamide gel containing 1×TBE and 5 mM MgCl₂. Gels are dried and DNA visualized by phosphor imaging.

Differential Scanning Flourimetry (DSF)

The thermostability of Cas9-gRNA ribonucleoprotein (RNP) complexes can be measured via DSF. This technique measures the thermostability of a protein, which can increase under favorable conditions such as the addition of a binding RNA molecule, e.g., a gRNA.

The assay is performed using two different protocols, one to test the best stoichiometric ratio of gRNA:Cas9 protein and another to determine the best solution conditions for RNP formation.

To determine the best solution to form RNP complexes, a 2 uM solution of Cas9 in water+10× SYPRO Orange® (Life Technologies cat#S-6650) and dispensed into a 384 well plate. An equimolar amount of gRNA diluted in solutions with varied pH and salt is then added. After incubating at room temperature for 10′ and brief centrifugation to remove any bubbles, a Bio-Rad CFX384™ Real-Time System C1000 Touch™ Thermal Cycler with the Bio-Rad CFX Manager software is used to run a gradient from 20° C. to 90° C. with a 1° increase in temperature every 10 seconds.

The second assay consists of mixing various concentrations of gRNA with 2 uM Cas9 in optimal buffer from assay 1 above and incubating at RT for 10′ in a 384 well plate. An equal volume of optimal buffer+10× SYPRO Orange® (Life Technologies cat#S-6650) is added and the plate sealed with Microseal® B adhesive (MSB-1001). Following brief centrifugation to remove any bubbles, a Bio-Rad CFX384™ Real-Time System C1000 Touch™ Thermal Cycler with the Bio-Rad CFX Manager software is used to run a gradient from 20° C. to 90° C. with a 1° increase in temperature every 10 seconds.

V. Genome Editing Approaches

Described herein are methods for targeted knockout of the CCR5 gene, e.g., one or both alleles of the CCR5 gene, e.g., using one or more of the approaches or pathways described herein, e.g., using NHEJ. Described herein are also methods for targeted knockdown of the CCR5 gene.

V.1 NHEJ Approaches for Gene Targeting

As described herein, nuclease-induced non-homologous end-joining (NHEJ) can be used to target gene-specific knockouts. Nuclease-induced NHEJ can also be used to remove (e.g., delete) sequence insertions in a gene of interest.

While not wishing to be bound by theory, it is believed that, in an embodiment, the genomic alterations associated with the methods described herein rely on nuclease-induced NHEJ and the error-prone nature of the NHEJ repair pathway. NHEJ repairs a double-strand break in the DNA by joining together the two ends; however, generally, the original sequence is restored only if two compatible ends, exactly as they were formed by the double-strand break, are perfectly ligated. The DNA ends of the double-strand break are frequently the subject of enzymatic processing, resulting in the addition or removal of nucleotides, at one or both strands, prior to rejoining of the ends. This results in the presence of insertion and/or deletion (indel) mutations in the DNA sequence at the site of the NHEJ repair. Two-thirds of these mutations typically alter the reading frame and, therefore, produce a non-functional protein. Additionally, mutations that maintain the reading frame, but which insert or delete a significant amount of sequence, can destroy functionality of the protein. This is locus dependent as mutations in critical functional domains are likely less tolerable than mutations in non-critical regions of the protein.

The indel mutations generated by NHEJ are unpredictable in nature; however, at a given break site certain indel sequences are favored and are over represented in the population, likely due to small regions of microhomology. The lengths of deletions can vary widely; most commonly in the 1-50 bp range, but they can easily reach greater than 100-200 bp. Insertions tend to be shorter and often include short duplications of the sequence immediately surrounding the break site. However, it is possible to obtain large insertions, and in these cases, the inserted sequence has often been traced to other regions of the genome or to plasmid DNA present in the cells.

Because NHEJ is a mutagenic process, it can also be used to delete small sequence motifs as long as the generation of a specific final sequence is not required. If a double-strand break is targeted near to a short target sequence, the deletion mutations caused by the NHEJ repair often span, and therefore remove, the unwanted nucleotides. For the deletion of larger DNA segments, introducing two double-strand breaks, one on each side of the sequence, can result in NHEJ between the ends with removal of the entire intervening sequence. Both of these approaches can be used to delete specific DNA sequences; however, the error-prone nature of NHEJ may still produce indel mutations at the site of repair.

Both double strand cleaving eaCas9 molecules and single strand, or nickase, eaCas9 molecules can be used in the methods and compositions described herein to generate NHEJ-mediated indels. NHEJ-mediated indels targeted to the early coding region of a gene of interest can be used to knockout (i.e., eliminate expression of) a gene of interest. For example, early coding region of a gene of interest includes sequence immediately following a transcription start site, within a first exon of the coding sequence, or within 500 bp of the transcription start site (e.g., less than 500, 450, 400, 350, 300, 250, 200, 150, 100 or 50 bp).

Placement of Double Strand or Single Strand Breaks Relative to the Target Position

In an embodiment, in which a gRNA and Cas9 nuclease generate a double strand break for the purpose of inducing NHEJ-mediated indels, a gRNA, e.g., a unimolecular (or chimeric) or modular gRNA molecule, is configured to position one double-strand break in close proximity to a nucleotide of the target position. In an embodiment, the cleavage site is between 0-30 bp away from the target position (e.g., less than 30, 25, 20, 15, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 or 1 bp from the target position).

In an embodiment, in which two gRNAs complexing with Cas9 nickases induce two single strand breaks for the purpose of inducing NHEJ-mediated indels, two gRNAs, e.g., independently, unimolecular (or chimeric) or modular gRNA, are configured to position two single-strand breaks to provide for NHEJ repair a nucleotide of the target position. In an embodiment, the gRNAs are configured to position cuts at the same position, or within a few nucleotides of one another, on different strands, essentially mimicking a double strand break. In an embodiment, the closer nick is between 0-30 bp away from the target position (e.g., less than 30, 25, 20, 15, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 or 1 bp from the target position), and the two nicks are within 25-55 bp of each other (e.g., between 25 to 50, 25 to 45, 25 to 40, 25 to 35, 25 to 30, 50 to 55, 45 to 55, 40 to 55, 35 to 55, 30 to 55, 30 to 50, 35 to 50, 40 to 50, 45 to 50, 35 to 45, or 40 to 45 bp) and no more than 100 bp away from each other (e.g., no more than 90, 80, 70, 60, 50, 40, 30, 20 or 10 bp). In an embodiment, the gRNAs are configured to place a single strand break on either side of a nucleotide of the target position.

Both double strand cleaving eaCas9 molecules and single strand, or nickase, eaCas9 molecules can be used in the methods and compositions described herein to generate breaks both sides of a target position. Double strand or paired single strand breaks may be generated on both sides of a target position to remove the nucleic acid sequence between the two cuts (e.g., the region between the two breaks in deleted). In one embodiment, two gRNAs, e.g., independently, unimolecular (or chimeric) or modular gRNA, are configured to position a double-strand break on both sides of a target position. In an alternate embodiment, three gRNAs, e.g., independently, unimolecular (or chimeric) or modular gRNA, are configured to position a double strand break (i.e., one gRNA complexes with a cas9 nuclease) and two single strand breaks or paired single stranded breaks (i.e., two gRNAs complex with Cas9 nickases) on either side of the target position. In another embodiment, four gRNAs, e.g., independently, unimolecular (or chimeric) or modular gRNA, are configured to generate two pairs of single stranded breaks (i.e., two pairs of two gRNAs complex with Cas9 nickases) on either side of the target position. The double strand break(s) or the closer of the two single strand nicks in a pair will ideally be within 0-500 bp of the target position (e.g., no more than 450, 400, 350, 300, 250, 200, 150, 100, 50 or 25 bp from the target position). When nickases are used, the two nicks in a pair are within 25-55 bp of each other (e.g., between 25 to 50, 25 to 45, 25 to 40, 25 to 35, 25 to 30, 50 to 55, 45 to 55, 40 to 55, 35 to 55, 30 to 55, 30 to 50, 35 to 50, 40 to 50, 45 to 50, 35 to 45, or 40 to 45 bp) and no more than 100 bp away from each other (e.g., no more than 90, 80, 70, 60, 50, 40, 30, 20 or 10 bp).

V.2 Single-Strand Annealing

Single strand annealing (SSA) is another DNA repair process that repairs a double-strand break between two repeat sequences present in a target nucleic acid. Repeat sequences utilized by the SSA pathway are generally greater than 30 nucleotides in length. Resection at the break ends occurs to reveal repeat sequences on both strands of the target nucleic acid. After resection, single strand overhangs containing the repeat sequences are coated with RPA protein to prevent the repeats sequences from inappropriate annealing, e.g., to themselves. RAD52 binds to and each of the repeat sequences on the overhangs and aligns the sequences to enable the annealing of the complementary repeat sequences. After annealing, the single-strand flaps of the overhangs are cleaved. New DNA synthesis fills in any gaps, and ligation restores the DNA duplex. As a result of the processing, the DNA sequence between the two repeats is deleted. The length of the deletion can depend on many factors including the location of the two repeats utilized, and the pathway or processivity of the resection.

In contrast to HDR pathways, SSA does not require a template nucleic acid to alter or correct a target nucleic acid sequence. Instead, the complementary repeat sequence is utilized.

V.3 Other DNA Repair Pathways

SSBR (Single Strand Break Repair)

Single-stranded breaks (SSB) in the genome are repaired by the SSBR pathway, which is a distinct mechanism from the DSB repair mechanisms discussed above. The SSBR pathway has four major stages: SSB detection, DNA end processing, DNA gap filling, and DNA ligation. A more detailed explanation is given in Caldecott, Nature Reviews Genetics 9, 619-631 (August 2008), and a summary is given here.

In the first stage, when a SSB forms, PARP1 and/or PARP2 recognize the break and recruit repair machinery. The binding and activity of PARP1 at DNA breaks is transient and it seems to accelerate SSBr by promoting the focal accumulation or stability of SSBr protein complexes at the lesion. Arguably the most important of these SSBr proteins is XRCC1, which functions as a molecular scaffold that interacts with, stabilizes, and stimulates multiple enzymatic components of the SSBr process including the protein responsible for cleaning the DNA 3′ and 5′ ends. For instance, XRCC1 interacts with several proteins (DNA polymerase beta, PNK, and three nucleases, APE1, APTX, and APLF) that promote end processing. APE1 has endonuclease activity. APLF exhibits endonuclease and 3′ to 5′ exonuclease activities. APTX has endonuclease and 3′ to 5′ exonuclease activity.

This end processing is an important stage of SSBR since the 3′- and/or 5′-termini of most, if not all, SSBs are ‘damaged’. End processing generally involves restoring a damaged 3′-end to a hydroxylated state and and/or a damaged 5′ end to a phosphate moiety, so that the ends become ligation-competent. Enzymes that can process damaged 3′ termini include PNKP, APE1, and TDP1. Enzymes that can process damaged 5′ termini include PNKP, DNA polymerase beta, and APTX. LIG3 (DNA ligase III) can also participate in end processing. Once the ends are cleaned, gap filling can occur.

At the DNA gap filling stage, the proteins typically present are PARP1, DNA polymerase beta, XRCC1, FEN1 (flap endonuclease 1), DNA polymerase delta/epsilon, PCNA, and LIG1. There are two ways of gap filling, the short patch repair and the long patch repair. Short patch repair involves the insertion of a single nucleotide that is missing. At some SSBs, “gap filling” might continue displacing two or more nucleotides (displacement of up to 12 bases have been reported). FEN1 is an endonuclease that removes the displaced 5′-residues. Multiple DNA polymerases, including Pol β, are involved in the repair of SSBs, with the choice of DNA polymerase influenced by the source and type of SSB.

In the fourth stage, a DNA ligase such as LIG1 (Ligase I) or LIG3 (Ligase III) catalyzes joining of the ends. Short patch repair uses Ligase III and long patch repair uses Ligase I.

Sometimes, SSBR is replication-coupled. This pathway can involve one or more of CtIP, MRN, ERCC1, and FEN1. Additional factors that may promote SSBR include: aPARP, PARP1, PARP2, PARG, XRCC1, DNA polymerase b, DNA polymerase d, DNA polymerase e, PCNA, LIG1, PNK, PNKP, APE1, APTX, APLF, TDP1, LIG3, FEN1, CtIP, MRN, and ERCC1.

MMR (Mismatch Repair)

Cells contain three excision repair pathways: MMR, BER, and NER. The excision repair pathways have a common feature in that they typically recognize a lesion on one strand of the DNA, then exo/endonucleases remove the lesion and leave a 1-30 nucleotide gap that is sub-sequentially filled in by DNA polymerase and finally sealed with ligase. A more complete picture is given in Li, Cell Research (2008) 18:85-98, and a summary is provided here.

Mismatch repair (MMR) operates on mispaired DNA bases.

The MSH2/6 or MSH2/3 complexes both have ATPases activity that plays an important role in mismatch recognition and the initiation of repair. MSH2/6 preferentially recognizes base-base mismatches and identifies mispairs of 1 or 2 nucleotides, while MSH2/3 preferentially recognizes larger ID mispairs.

hMLH1 heterodimerizes with hPMS2 to form hMutL α which possesses an ATPase activity and is important for multiple steps of MMR. It possesses a PCNA/replication factor C (RFC)-dependent endonuclease activity which plays an important role in 3′ nick-directed MMR involving EXO1. (EXO1 is a participant in both HR and MMR.) It regulates termination of mismatch-provoked excision. Ligase I is the relevant ligase for this pathway. Additional factors that may promote MMR include: EXO1, MSH2, MSH3, MSH6, MLH1, PMS2, MLH3, DNA Pol d, RPA, HMGB1, RFC, and DNA ligase I.

Base Excision Repair (BER)

The base excision repair (BER) pathway is active throughout the cell cycle; it is responsible primarily for removing small, non-helix-distorting base lesions from the genome. In contrast, the related Nucleotide Excision Repair pathway (discussed in the next section) repairs bulky helix-distorting lesions. A more detailed explanation is given in Caldecott, Nature Reviews Genetics 9, 619-631 (August 2008), and a summary is given here.

Upon DNA base damage, base excision repair (BER) is initiated and the process can be simplified into five major steps: (a) removal of the damaged DNA base; (b) incision of the subsequent a basic site; (c) clean-up of the DNA ends; (d) insertion of the correct nucleotide into the repair gap; and (e) ligation of the remaining nick in the DNA backbone. These last steps are similar to the SSBR.

In the first step, a damage-specific DNA glycosylase excises the damaged base through cleavage of the N-glycosidic bond linking the base to the sugar phosphate backbone. Then AP endonuclease-1 (APE1) or bifunctional DNA glycosylases with an associated lyase activity incised the phosphodiester backbone to create a DNA single strand break (SSB). The third step of BER involves cleaning-up of the DNA ends. The fourth step in BER is conducted by Pol that adds a new complementary nucleotide into the repair gap and in the final step XRCC1/Ligase III seals the remaining nick in the DNA backbone. This completes the short-patch BER pathway in which the majority (˜80%) of damaged DNA bases are repaired. However, if the 5′-ends in step 3 are resistant to end processing activity, following one nucleotide insertion by Pol β there is then a polymerase switch to the replicative DNA polymerases, Pol δ/ε, which then add ˜2-8 more nucleotides into the DNA repair gap. This creates a 5′-flap structure, which is recognized and excised by flap endonuclease-1 (FEN-1) in association with the processivity factor proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA). DNA ligase I then seals the remaining nick in the DNA backbone and completes long-patch BER. Additional factors that may promote the BER pathway include: DNA glycosylase, APE1, Polb, Pold, Pole, XRCC1, Ligase III, FEN-1, PCNA, RECQL4, WRN, MYH, PNKP, and APTX.

Nucleotide Excision Repair (NER)

Nucleotide excision repair (NER) is an important excision mechanism that removes bulky helix-distorting lesions from DNA. Additional details about NER are given in Marteijn et al., Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology 15, 465-481 (2014), and a summary is given here. NER a broad pathway encompassing two smaller pathways: global genomic NER (GG-NER) and transcription coupled repair NER (TC-NER). GG-NER and TC-NER use different factors for recognizing DNA damage. However, they utilize the same machinery for lesion incision, repair, and ligation.

Once damage is recognized, the cell removes a short single-stranded DNA segment that contains the lesion. Endonucleases XPF/ERCC1 and XPG (encoded by ERCC5) remove the lesion by cutting the damaged strand on either side of the lesion, resulting in a single-strand gap of 22-30 nucleotides. Next, the cell performs DNA gap filling synthesis and ligation. Involved in this process are: PCNA, RFC, DNA Pol δ, DNA Pol ε or DNA Pol κ, and DNA ligase I or XRCC1/Ligase III. Replicating cells tend to use DNA pol ε and DNA ligase I, while non-replicating cells tend to use DNA Pol δ, DNA Pol κ, and the XRCC1/Ligase III complex to perform the ligation step.

NER can involve the following factors: XPA-G, POLH, XPF, ERCC1, XPA-G, and LIG1. Transcription-coupled NER (TC-NER) can involve the following factors: CSA, CSB, XPB, XPD, XPG, ERCC1, and TTDA. Additional factors that may promote the NER repair pathway include XPA-G, POLH, XPF, ERCC1, XPA-G, LIG1, CSA, CSB, XPA, XPB, XPC, XPD, XPF, XPG, TTDA, UVSSA, USP7, CETN2, RAD23B, UV-DDB, CAK subcomplex, RPA, and PCNA.

Interstrand Crosslink (ICL)

A dedicated pathway called the ICL repair pathway repairs interstrand crosslinks. Interstrand crosslinks, or covalent crosslinks between bases in different DNA strand, can occur during replication or transcription. ICL repair involves the coordination of multiple repair processes, in particular, nucleolytic activity, translesion synthesis (TLS), and HDR. Nucleases are recruited to excise the ICL on either side of the crosslinked bases, while TLS and HDR are coordinated to repair the cut strands. ICL repair can involve the following factors: endonucleases, e.g., XPF and RAD51C, endonucleases such as RAD51, translesion polymerases, e.g., DNA polymerase zeta and Rev1), and the Fanconi anemia (FA) proteins, e.g., FancJ.

Other Pathways

Several other DNA repair pathways exist in mammals.

Translesion synthesis (TLS) is a pathway for repairing a single stranded break left after a defective replication event and involves translesion polymerases, e.g., DNA polζ and Rev1.

Error-free postreplication repair (PRR) is another pathway for repairing a single stranded break left after a defective replication event.

V.4 Targeted Knockdown

Unlike CRISPR/Cas-mediated gene knockout, which permanently eliminates expression by mutating the gene at the DNA level, CRISPR/Cas knockdown allows for temporary reduction of gene expression through the use of artificial transcription factors. Mutating key residues in both DNA cleavage domains of the Cas9 protein (e.g. the D10A and H840A mutations) results in the generation of a catalytically inactive Cas9 (eiCas9 which is also known as dead Cas9 or dCas9) molecule. A catalytically inactive Cas9 complexes with a gRNA and localizes to the DNA sequence specified by that gRNA's targeting domain, however, it does not cleave the target DNA. Fusion of the dCas9 to an effector domain, e.g., a transcription repression domain, enables recruitment of the effector to any DNA site specified by the gRNA. Although an enzymatically inactive (eiCas9) Cas9 molecule itself can block transcription when recruited to early regions in the coding sequence, more robust repression can be achieved by fusing a transcriptional repression domain (for example KRAB, SID or ERD) to the Cas9 and recruiting it to the target knockdown position, e.g., within 1000 bp of sequence 3′ of the start codon or within 500 bp of a promoter region 5′ of the start codon of a gene. It is likely that targeting DNAseI hypersensitive sites (DHSs) of the promoter may yield more efficient gene repression or activation because these regions are more likely to be accessible to the Cas9 protein and are also more likely to harbor sites for endogenous transcription factors. Especially for gene repression, it is contemplated herein that blocking the binding site of an endogenous transcription factor would aid in downregulating gene expression. In an embodiment, one or more eiCas9 molecules may be used to block binding of one or more endogenous transcription factors. In another embodiment, an eiCas9 molecule can be fused to a chromatin modifying protein. Altering chromatin status can result in decreased expression of the target gene. One or more eiCas9 molecules fused to one or more chromatin modifying proteins may be used to alter chromatin status.

In an embodiment, a gRNA molecule can be targeted to a known transcription response elements (e.g., promoters, enhancers, etc.), a known upstream activating sequences (UAS), and/or sequences of unknown or known function that are suspected of being able to control expression of the target DNA.

CRISPR/Cas-mediated gene knockdown can be used to reduce expression of an unwanted allele or transcript. Contemplated herein are scenarios wherein permanent destruction of the gene is not ideal. In these scenarios, site-specific repression may be used to temporarily reduce or eliminate expression. It is also contemplated herein that the off-target effects of a Cas-repressor may be less severe than those of a Cas-nuclease as a nuclease can cleave any DNA sequence and cause mutations whereas a Cas-repressor may only have an effect if it targets the promoter region of an actively transcribed gene. However, while nuclease-mediated knockout is permanent, repression may only persist as long as the Cas-repressor is present in the cells. Once the repressor is no longer present, it is likely that endogenous transcription factors and gene regulatory elements would restore expression to its natural state.

V.5 Examples of gRNAs in Genome Editing Methods

gRNA molecules as described herein can be used with Cas9 molecules that generate a double strand break or a single strand break to alter the sequence of a target nucleic acid, e.g., a target position or target genetic signature. gRNA molecules useful in these methods are described below.

In an embodiment, the gRNA, e.g., a chimeric gRNA, is configured such that it comprises one or more of the following properties;

a) it can position, e.g., when targeting a Cas9 molecule that makes double strand breaks, a double strand break (i) within 50, 100, 150, 200, 250, 300, 350, 400, 450, or 500 nucleotides of a target position, or (ii) sufficiently close that the target position is within the region of end resection;

b) it has a targeting domain of at least 16 nucleotides, e.g., a targeting domain of (i) 16, (ii), 17, (iii) 18, (iv) 19, (v) 20, (vi) 21, (vii) 22, (viii) 23, (ix) 24, (x) 25, or (xi) 26 nucleotides; and

c)

-   -   (i) the proximal and tail domain, when taken together, comprise         at least 15, 18, 20, 25, 30, 31, 35, 40, 45, 49, 50, or 53         nucleotides, e.g., at least 15, 18, 20, 25, 30, 31, 35, 40, 45,         49, 50, or 53 nucleotides from a naturally occurring S.         pyogenes, S. thermophilus, S. aureus, or N. meningitidis tail         and proximal domain, or a sequence that differs by no more than         1, 2, 3, 4, 5; 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10 nucleotides therefrom;     -   (ii) there are at least 15, 18, 20, 25, 30, 31, 35, 40, 45, 49,         50, or 53 nucleotides 3′ to the last nucleotide of the second         complementarity domain, e.g., at least 15, 18, 20, 25, 30, 31,         35, 40, 45, 49, 50, or 53 nucleotides from the corresponding         sequence of a naturally occurring S. pyogenes, S.         thermophilus, S. aureus, or N. meningitidis gRNA, or a sequence         that differs by no more than 1, 2, 3, 4, 5; 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10         nucleotides therefrom;     -   (iii) there are at least 16, 19, 21, 26, 31, 32, 36, 41, 46, 50,         51, or 54 nucleotides 3′ to the last nucleotide of the second         complementarity domain that is complementary to its         corresponding nucleotide of the first complementarity domain,         e.g., at least 16, 19, 21, 26, 31, 32, 36, 41, 46, 50, 51, or 54         nucleotides from the corresponding sequence of a naturally         occurring S. pyogenes, S. thermophilus, S. aureus, or N.         meningitidis gRNA, or a sequence that differs by no more than 1,         2, 3, 4, 5; 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10 nucleotides therefrom;     -   (iv) the tail domain is at least 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 or 40         nucleotides in length, e.g., it comprises at least 10, 15, 20,         25, 30, 35 or 40 nucleotides from a naturally occurring S.         pyogenes, S. thermophilus, S. aureus, or N. meningitidis tail         domain, or a sequence that differs by no more than 1, 2, 3, 4,         5; 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10 nucleotides therefrom; or     -   (v) the tail domain comprises 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40 nucleotides         or all of the corresponding portions of a naturally occurring         tail domain, e.g., a naturally occurring S. pyogenes, S.         thermophilus, S. aureus, or N. meningitidis tail domain.

In an embodiment, the gRNA is configured such that it comprises properties: a and b(i).

In an embodiment, the gRNA is configured such that it comprises properties: a and b(ii).

In an embodiment, the gRNA is configured such that it comprises properties: a and b(iii).

In an embodiment, the gRNA is configured such that it comprises properties: a and b(iv).

In an embodiment, the gRNA is configured such that it comprises properties: a and b(v).

In an embodiment, the gRNA is configured such that it comprises properties: a and b(vi).

In an embodiment, the gRNA is configured such that it comprises properties: a and b(vii).

In an embodiment, the gRNA is configured such that it comprises properties: a and b(viii).

In an embodiment, the gRNA is configured such that it comprises properties: a and b(ix).

In an embodiment, the gRNA is configured such that it comprises properties: a and b(x).

In an embodiment, the gRNA is configured such that it comprises properties: a and b(xi).

In an embodiment, the gRNA is configured such that it comprises properties: a and c.

In an embodiment, the gRNA is configured such that in comprises properties: a, b, and c.

In an embodiment, the gRNA is configured such that in comprises properties: a(i), b(i), and c(i).

In an embodiment, the gRNA is configured such that in comprises properties: a(i), b(i), and c(ii).

In an embodiment, the gRNA is configured such that in comprises properties: a(i), b(ii), and c(i).

In an embodiment, the gRNA is configured such that in comprises properties: a(i), b(ii), and c(ii).

In an embodiment, the gRNA is configured such that in comprises properties: a(i), b(iii), and c(i).

In an embodiment, the gRNA is configured such that in comprises properties: a(i), b(iii), and c(ii).

In an embodiment, the gRNA is configured such that in comprises properties: a(i), b(iv), and c(i).

In an embodiment, the gRNA is configured such that in comprises properties: a(i), b(iv), and c(ii).

In an embodiment, the gRNA is configured such that in comprises properties: a(i), b(v), and c(i).

In an embodiment, the gRNA is configured such that in comprises properties: a(i), b(v), and c(ii).

In an embodiment, the gRNA is configured such that in comprises properties: a(i), b(vi), and c(i).

In an embodiment, the gRNA is configured such that in comprises properties: a(i), b(vi), and c(ii).

In an embodiment, the gRNA is configured such that in comprises properties: a(i), b(vii), and c(i).

In an embodiment, the gRNA is configured such that in comprises properties: a(i), b(vii), and c(ii).

In an embodiment, the gRNA is configured such that in comprises properties: a(i), b(viii), and c(i).

In an embodiment, the gRNA is configured such that in comprises properties: a(i), b(viii), and c(ii).

In an embodiment, the gRNA is configured such that in comprises properties: a(i), b(ix), and c(i).

In an embodiment, the gRNA is configured such that in comprises properties: a(i), b(ix), and c(ii).

In an embodiment, the gRNA is configured such that in comprises properties: a(i), b(x), and c(i).

In an embodiment, the gRNA is configured such that in comprises properties: a(i), b(x), and c(ii).

In an embodiment, the gRNA is configured such that in comprises properties: a(i), b(xi), and c(i).

In an embodiment, the gRNA is configured such that in comprises properties: a(i), b(xi), and c(ii).

In an embodiment, the gRNA, e.g., a chimeric gRNA, is configured such that it comprises one or more of the following properties;

a) one or both of the gRNAs can position, e.g., when targeting a Cas9 molecule that makes single strand breaks, a single strand break within (i) 50, 100, 150, 200, 250, 300, 350, 400, 450, or 500 nucleotides of a target position, or (ii) sufficiently close that the target position is within the region of end resection;

b) one or both have a targeting domain of at least 16 nucleotides, e.g., a targeting domain of (i) 16, (ii), 17, (iii) 18, (iv) 19, (v) 20, (vi) 21, (vii) 22, (viii) 23, (ix) 24, (x) 25, or (xi) 26 nucleotides; and

c)

-   -   (i) the proximal and tail domain, when taken together, comprise         at least 15, 18, 20, 25, 30, 31, 35, 40, 45, 49, 50, or 53         nucleotides, e.g., at least 15, 18, 20, 25, 30, 31, 35, 40, 45,         49, 50, or 53 nucleotides from a naturally occurring S.         pyogenes, S. thermophilus, S. aureus, or N. meningitidis tail         and proximal domain, or a sequence that differs by no more than         1, 2, 3, 4, 5; 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10 nucleotides therefrom;     -   (ii) there are at least 15, 18, 20, 25, 30, 31, 35, 40, 45, 49,         50, or 53 nucleotides 3′ to the last nucleotide of the second         complementarity domain, e.g., at least 15, 18, 20, 25, 30, 31,         35, 40, 45, 49, 50, or 53 nucleotides from the corresponding         sequence of a naturally occurring S. pyogenes, S.         thermophilus, S. aureus, or N. meningitidis gRNA, or a sequence         that differs by no more than 1, 2, 3, 4, 5; 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10         nucleotides therefrom;     -   (iii) there are at least 16, 19, 21, 26, 31, 32, 36, 41, 46, 50,         51, or 54 nucleotides 3′ to the last nucleotide of the second         complementarity domain that is complementary to its         corresponding nucleotide of the first complementarity domain,         e.g., at least 16, 19, 21, 26, 31, 32, 36, 41, 46, 50, 51, or 54         nucleotides from the corresponding sequence of a naturally         occurring S. pyogenes, S. thermophilus, S. aureus, or N.         meningitidis gRNA, or a sequence that differs by no more than 1,         2, 3, 4, 5; 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10 nucleotides therefrom;     -   (iv) the tail domain is at least 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 or 40         nucleotides in length, e.g., it comprises at least 10, 15, 20,         25, 30, 35 or 40 nucleotides from a naturally occurring S.         pyogenes, S. thermophilus, S. aureus, or N. meningitidis tail         domain, or a sequence that differs by no more than 1, 2, 3, 4,         5; 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10 nucleotides therefrom; or     -   (v) the tail domain comprises 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40 nucleotides         or all of the corresponding portions of a naturally occurring         tail domain, e.g., a naturally occurring S. pyogenes, S.         thermophilus, S. aureus, or N. meningitidis tail domain.

In an embodiment, the gRNA is configured such that it comprises properties: a and b(i).

In an embodiment, the gRNA is configured such that it comprises properties: a and b(ii).

In an embodiment, the gRNA is configured such that it comprises properties: a and b(iii).

In an embodiment, the gRNA is configured such that it comprises properties: a and b(iv).

In an embodiment, the gRNA is configured such that it comprises properties: a and b(v).

In an embodiment, the gRNA is configured such that it comprises properties: a and b(vi).

In an embodiment, the gRNA is configured such that it comprises properties: a and b(vii).

In an embodiment, the gRNA is configured such that it comprises properties: a and b(viii).

In an embodiment, the gRNA is configured such that it comprises properties: a and b(ix).

In an embodiment, the gRNA is configured such that it comprises properties: a and b(x).

In an embodiment, the gRNA is configured such that it comprises properties: a and b(xi).

In an embodiment, the gRNA is configured such that it comprises properties: a and c.

In an embodiment, the gRNA is configured such that in comprises properties: a, b, and c.

In an embodiment, the gRNA is configured such that in comprises properties: a(i), b(i), and c(i).

In an embodiment, the gRNA is configured such that in comprises properties: a(i), b(i), and c(ii).

In an embodiment, the gRNA is configured such that in comprises properties: a(i), b(ii), and c(i).

In an embodiment, the gRNA is configured such that in comprises properties: a(i), b(ii), and c(ii).

In an embodiment, the gRNA is configured such that in comprises properties: a(i), b(iii), and c(i).

In an embodiment, the gRNA is configured such that in comprises properties: a(i), b(iii), and c(ii).

In an embodiment, the gRNA is configured such that in comprises properties: a(i), b(iv), and c(i).

In an embodiment, the gRNA is configured such that in comprises properties: a(i), b(iv), and c(ii).

In an embodiment, the gRNA is configured such that in comprises properties: a(i), b(v), and c(i).

In an embodiment, the gRNA is configured such that in comprises properties: a(i), b(v), and c(ii).

In an embodiment, the gRNA is configured such that in comprises properties: a(i), b(vi), and c(i).

In an embodiment, the gRNA is configured such that in comprises properties: a(i), b(vi), and c(ii).

In an embodiment, the gRNA is configured such that in comprises properties: a(i), b(vii), and c(i).

In an embodiment, the gRNA is configured such that in comprises properties: a(i), b(vii), and c(ii).

In an embodiment, the gRNA is configured such that in comprises properties: a(i), b(viii), and c(i).

In an embodiment, the gRNA is configured such that in comprises properties: a(i), b(viii), and c(ii).

In an embodiment, the gRNA is configured such that in comprises properties: a(i), b(ix), and c(i).

In an embodiment, the gRNA is configured such that in comprises properties: a(i), b(ix), and c(ii).

In an embodiment, the gRNA is configured such that in comprises properties: a(i), b(x), and c(i).

In an embodiment, the gRNA is configured such that in comprises properties: a(i), b(x), and c(ii).

In an embodiment, the gRNA is configured such that in comprises properties: a(i), b(xi), and c(i).

In an embodiment, the gRNA is configured such that in comprises properties: a(i), b(xi), and c(ii).

In an embodiment, the gRNA is used with a Cas9 nickase molecule having HNH activity, e.g., a Cas9 molecule having the RuvC activity inactivated, e.g., a Cas9 molecule having a mutation at D10, e.g., the D10A mutation.

In an embodiment, the gRNA is used with a Cas9 nickase molecule having RuvC activity, e.g., a Cas9 molecule having the HNH activity inactivated, e.g., a Cas9 molecule having a mutation at H840, e.g., the H840A.

In an embodiment, the gRNAs are used with a Cas9 nickase molecule having RuvC activity, e.g., a Cas9 molecule having the HNH activity inactivated, e.g., a Cas9 molecule having a mutation at H863, e.g., the N863A.

In an embodiment, a pair of gRNAs, e.g., a pair of chimeric gRNAs, comprising a first and a second gRNA, is configured such that they comprises one or more of the following properties;

a) one or both of the gRNAs can position, e.g., when targeting a Cas9 molecule that makes single strand breaks, a single strand break within (i) 50, 100, 150, 200, 250, 300, 350, 400, 450, or 500 nucleotides of a target position, or (ii) sufficiently close that the target position is within the region of end resection;

b) one or both have a targeting domain of at least 16 nucleotides, e.g., a targeting domain of (i) 16, (ii), 17, (iii) 18, (iv) 19, (v) 20, (vi) 21, (vii) 22, (viii) 23, (ix) 24, (x) 25, or (xi) 26 nucleotides;

c) for one or both:

-   -   (i) the proximal and tail domain, when taken together, comprise         at least 15, 18, 20, 25, 30, 31, 35, 40, 45, 49, 50, or 53         nucleotides, e.g., at least 15, 18, 20, 25, 30, 31, 35, 40, 45,         49, 50, or 53 nucleotides from a naturally occurring S.         pyogenes, S. thermophilus, S. aureus, or N. meningitidis tail         and proximal domain, or a sequence that differs by no more than         1, 2, 3, 4, 5; 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10 nucleotides therefrom;     -   (ii) there are at least 15, 18, 20, 25, 30, 31, 35, 40, 45, 49,         50, or 53 nucleotides 3′ to the last nucleotide of the second         complementarity domain, e.g., at least 15, 18, 20, 25, 30, 31,         35, 40, 45, 49, 50, or 53 nucleotides from the corresponding         sequence of a naturally occurring S. pyogenes, S.         thermophilus, S. aureus, or N. meningitidis gRNA, or a sequence         that differs by no more than 1, 2, 3, 4, 5; 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10         nucleotides therefrom;     -   (iii) there are at least 16, 19, 21, 26, 31, 32, 36, 41, 46, 50,         51, or 54 nucleotides 3′ to the last nucleotide of the second         complementarity domain that is complementary to its         corresponding nucleotide of the first complementarity domain,         e.g., at least 16, 19, 21, 26, 31, 32, 36, 41, 46, 50, 51, or 54         nucleotides from the corresponding sequence of a naturally         occurring S. pyogenes, S. thermophilus, S. aureus, or N.         meningitidis gRNA, or a sequence that differs by no more than 1,         2, 3, 4, 5; 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10 nucleotides therefrom;     -   (iv) the tail domain is at least 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 or 40         nucleotides in length, e.g., it comprises at least 10, 15, 20,         25, 30, 35 or 40 nucleotides from a naturally occurring S.         pyogenes, S. thermophilus, S. aureus, or N. meningitidis tail         domain; or, or a sequence that differs by no more than 1, 2, 3,         4, 5; 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10 nucleotides therefrom; or     -   (v) the tail domain comprises 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40 nucleotides         or all of the corresponding portions of a naturally occurring         tail domain, e.g., a naturally occurring S. pyogenes, S.         thermophilus, S. aureus, or N. meningitidis tail domain;

d) the gRNAs are configured such that, when hybridized to target nucleic acid, they are separated by 0-50, 0-100, 0-200, at least 10, at least 20, at least 30 or at least 50 nucleotides;

e) the breaks made by the first gRNA and second gRNA are on different strands; and

f) the PAMs are facing outwards.

In an embodiment, one or both of the gRNAs is configured such that it comprises properties: a and b(i).

In an embodiment, one or both of the gRNAs is configured such that it comprises properties: a and b(ii).

In an embodiment, one or both of the gRNAs is configured such that it comprises properties: a and b(iii).

In an embodiment, one or both of the gRNAs is configured such that it comprises properties: a and b(iv).

In an embodiment, one or both of the gRNAs is configured such that it comprises properties: a and b(v).

In an embodiment, one or both of the gRNAs is configured such that it comprises properties: a and b(vi).

In an embodiment, one or both of the gRNAs is configured such that it comprises properties: a and b(vii).

In an embodiment, one or both of the gRNAs is configured such that it comprises properties: a and b(viii).

In an embodiment, one or both of the gRNAs is configured such that it comprises properties: a and b(ix).

In an embodiment, one or both of the gRNAs is configured such that it comprises properties: a and b(x).

In an embodiment, one or both of the gRNAs is configured such that it comprises properties: a and b(xi).

In an embodiment, one or both of the gRNAs configured such that it comprises properties: a and c.

In an embodiment, one or both of the gRNAs is configured such that it comprises properties: a, b, and c.

In an embodiment, one or both of the gRNAs is configured such that it comprises properties: a(i), b(i), and c(i).

In an embodiment, one or both of the gRNAs is configured such that it comprises properties: a(i), b(i), and c(ii).

In an embodiment, one or both of the gRNAs is configured such that it comprises properties: a(i), b(i), c, and d.

In an embodiment, one or both of the gRNAs is configured such that it comprises properties: a(i), b(i), c, and e.

In an embodiment, one or both of the gRNAs is configured such that it comprises properties: a(i), b(i), c, d, and e.

In an embodiment, one or both of the gRNAs is configured such that it comprises properties: a(i), b(ii), and c(i).

In an embodiment, one or both of the gRNAs is configured such that it comprises properties: a(i), b(ii), and c(ii).

In an embodiment, one or both of the gRNAs is configured such that it comprises properties: a(i), b(ii), c, and d.

In an embodiment, one or both of the gRNAs is configured such that it comprises properties: a(i), b(ii), c, and e.

In an embodiment, one or both of the gRNAs is configured such that it comprises properties: a(i), b(ii), c, d, and e.

In an embodiment, one or both of the gRNAs is configured such that it comprises properties: a(i), b(iii), and c(i).

In an embodiment, one or both of the gRNAs is configured such that it comprises properties: a(i), b(iii), and c(ii).

In an embodiment, one or both of the gRNAs is configured such that it comprises properties: a(i), b(iii), c, and d.

In an embodiment, one or both of the gRNAs is configured such that it comprises properties: a(i), b(iii), c, and e.

In an embodiment, one or both of the gRNAs is configured such that it comprises properties: a(i), b(iii), c, d, and e.

In an embodiment, one or both of the gRNAs is configured such that it comprises properties: a(i), b(iv), and c(i).

In an embodiment, one or both of the gRNAs is configured such that it comprises properties: a(i), b(iv), and c(ii).

In an embodiment, one or both of the gRNAs is configured such that it comprises properties: a(i), b(iv), c, and d.

In an embodiment, one or both of the gRNAs is configured such that it comprises properties: a(i), b(iv), c, and e.

In an embodiment, one or both of the gRNAs is configured such that it comprises properties: a(i), b(iv), c, d, and e.

In an embodiment, one or both of the gRNAs is configured such that it comprises properties: a(i), b(v), and c(i).

In an embodiment, one or both of the gRNAs is configured such that it comprises properties: a(i), b(v), and c(ii).

In an embodiment, one or both of the gRNAs is configured such that it comprises properties: a(i), b(v), c, and d.

In an embodiment, one or both of the gRNAs is configured such that it comprises properties: a(i), b(v), c, and e.

In an embodiment, one or both of the gRNAs is configured such that it comprises properties: a(i), b(v), c, d, and e.

In an embodiment, one or both of the gRNAs is configured such that it comprises properties: a(i), b(vi), and c(i).

In an embodiment, one or both of the gRNAs is configured such that it comprises properties: a(i), b(vi), and c(ii).

In an embodiment, one or both of the gRNAs is configured such that it comprises properties: a(i), b(vi), c, and d.

In an embodiment, one or both of the gRNAs is configured such that it comprises properties: a(i), b(vi), c, and e.

In an embodiment, one or both of the gRNAs is configured such that it comprises properties: a(i), b(vi), c, d, and e.

In an embodiment, one or both of the gRNAs is configured such that it comprises properties: a(i), b(vii), and c(i).

In an embodiment, one or both of the gRNAs is configured such that it comprises properties: a(i), b(vii), and c(ii).

In an embodiment, one or both of the gRNAs is configured such that it comprises properties: a(i), b(vii), c, and d.

In an embodiment, one or both of the gRNAs is configured such that it comprises properties: a(i), b(vii), c, and e.

In an embodiment, one or both of the gRNAs is configured such that it comprises properties: a(i), b(vii), c, d, and e.

In an embodiment, one or both of the gRNAs is configured such that it comprises properties: a(i), b(viii), and c(i).

In an embodiment, one or both of the gRNAs is configured such that it comprises properties: a(i), b(viii), and c(ii).

In an embodiment, one or both of the gRNAs is configured such that it comprises properties: a(i), b(viii), c, and d.

In an embodiment, one or both of the gRNAs is configured such that it comprises properties: a(i), b(viii), c, and e.

In an embodiment, one or both of the gRNAs is configured such that it comprises properties: a(i), b(viii), c, d, and e.

In an embodiment, one or both of the gRNAs is configured such that it comprises properties: a(i), b(ix), and c(i).

In an embodiment, one or both of the gRNAs is configured such that it comprises properties: a(i), b(ix), and c(ii).

In an embodiment, one or both of the gRNAs is configured such that it comprises properties: a(i), b(ix), c, and d.

In an embodiment, one or both of the gRNAs is configured such that it comprises properties: a(i), b(ix), c, and e.

In an embodiment, one or both of the gRNAs is configured such that it comprises properties: a(i), b(ix), c, d, and e.

In an embodiment, one or both of the gRNAs is configured such that it comprises properties: a(i), b(x), and c(i).

In an embodiment, one or both of the gRNAs is configured such that it comprises properties: a(i), b(x), and c(ii).

In an embodiment, one or both of the gRNAs is configured such that it comprises properties: a(i), b(x), c, and d.

In an embodiment, one or both of the gRNAs is configured such that it comprises properties: a(i), b(x), c, and e.

In an embodiment, one or both of the gRNAs is configured such that it comprises properties: a(i), b(x), c, d, and e.

In an embodiment, one or both of the gRNAs is configured such that it comprises properties: a(i), b(xi), and c(i).

In an embodiment, one or both of the gRNAs is configured such that it comprises properties: a(i), b(xi), and c(ii).

In an embodiment, one or both of the gRNAs is configured such that it comprises properties: a(i), b(xi), c, and d.

In an embodiment, one or both of the gRNAs is configured such that it comprises properties: a(i), b(xi), c, and e.

In an embodiment, one or both of the gRNAs is configured such that it comprises properties: a(i), b(xi), c, d, and e.

In an embodiment, the gRNAs are used with a Cas9 nickase molecule having HNH activity, e.g., a Cas9 molecule having the RuvC activity inactivated, e.g., a Cas9 molecule having a mutation at D10, e.g., the D10A mutation.

In an embodiment, the gRNAs are used with a Cas9 nickase molecule having RuvC activity, e.g., a Cas9 molecule having the HNH activity inactivated, e.g., a Cas9 molecule having a mutation at H840, e.g., the H840A.

In an embodiment, the gRNAs are used with a Cas9 nickase molecule having RuvC activity, e.g., a Cas9 molecule having the HNH activity inactivated, e.g., a Cas9 molecule having a mutation at N863, e.g., the N863A.

VI. Target Cells

Cas9 molecules and gRNA molecules, e.g., a Cas9 molecule/gRNA molecule complex, can be used to manipulate a cell, e.g., to edit a target nucleic acid, in a wide variety of cells.

In an embodiment, a cell is manipulated by altering or editing (e.g., introducing a mutation in) the CCR5 target gene, e.g., as described herein. In an embodiment, the expression of the CCR5target gene is altered or modulated, e.g., in vivo. In another embodiment, the expression of the CCR5 target gene is altered or modulated, e.g., ex vivo.

The Cas9 and gRNA molecules described herein can be delivered to a target cell. In an embodiment, the target cell is a circulating blood cell, e.g., a T cell (e.g., a CD4+ T cell, a CD8+ T cell, a helper T cell, a regulatory T cell, a cytotoxic T cell, a memory T cell, a T cell precursor or a natural killer T cell), a B cell (e.g., a progenitor B cell, a Pre B cell, a Pro B cell, a memory B cell, a plasma B cell), a monocyte, a megakaryocyte, a neutrophil, an eosinophil, a basophil, a mast cell, a reticulocyte, a lymphoid progenitor cell, a myeloid progenitor cell, a gut-associated lymphoid tissue (GALT) cell, a dendritic cell, a macrophage, a microglial cell, or a hematopoietic stem cell. In an embodiment, the target cell is a bone marrow cell, (e.g., a lymphoid progenitor cell, a myeloid progenitor cell, an erythroid progenitor cell, a hematopoietic stem cell, or a mesenchymal stem cell). In an embodiment, the target cell is a CD4+ T cell. In an embodiment, the target cell is a lymphoid progenitor cell (e.g. a common lymphoid progenitor (CLP) cell). In an embodiment, the target cell is a myeloid progenitor cell (e.g. a common myeloid progenitor (CMP) cell). In an embodiment, the target cell is a hematopoietic stem cell (e.g. a long term hematopoietic stem cell (LT-HSC), a short term hematopoietic stem cell (ST-HSC), a multipotent progenitor (MPP) cell, a lineage restricted progenitor (LRP) cell).

In an embodiment, the target cell is manipulated ex vivo by editing (e.g., introducing a mutation in) the CCR5 target gene and/or modulating the expression of the CCR5 target gene, and administered to the subject. Sources of target cells for ex vivo manipulation may include, by way of example, the subject's blood, the subject's cord blood, or the subject's bone marrow. Sources of target cells for ex vivo manipulation may also include, by way of example, heterologous donor blood, cord blood, or bone marrow.

In an embodiment, a CD4+T cell is removed from the subject, manipulated ex vivo as described above, and the CD4+T cell is returned to the subject. In an embodiment, a lymphoid progenitor cell is removed from the subject, manipulated ex vivo as described above, and the lymphoid progenitor cell is returned to the subject. In an embodiment, a myeloid progenitor cell is removed from the subject, manipulated ex vivo as described above, and the myeloid progenitor cell is returned to the subject. In an embodiment, a hematopoietic stem cell is removed from the subject, manipulated ex vivo as described above, and the hematopoietic stem cell is returned to the subject.

A suitable cell can also include a stem cell such as, by way of example, an embryonic stem cell, an induced pluripotent stem cell, a hematopoietic stem cell, a neuronal stem cell and a mesenchymal stem cell. In an embodiment, the cell is an induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS) cell or a cell derived from an iPS cell, e.g., an iPS cell generated from the subject, modified to correct the mutation and differentiated into a clinically relevant cell such as e.g, a CD4+ T cell, a lymphoid progenitor cell, myeloid progenitor cell, a macrophage, dendritic cell, gut associated lymphoid tissue or a hematopoietic stem cell. In an embodiment, AAV is used to transduce the target cells, e.g., the target cells described herein.

VII. Delivery, Formulations and Routes of Administration

The components, e.g., a Cas9 molecule and gRNA molecule can be delivered or formulated in a variety of forms, see, e.g., Tables 14 and 15. In an embodiment, one Cas9 molecule and two or more (e.g., 2, 3, 4, or more) different gRNA molecules are delivered, e.g., by an AAV vector. In an embodiment, the sequence encoding the Cas9 molecule and the sequence(s) encoding the two or more (e.g., 2, 3, 4, or more) different gRNA molecules are present on the same nucleic acid molecule, e.g., an AAV vector. When a Cas9 or gRNA component is encoded as DNA for delivery, the DNA will typically but not necessarily include a control region, e.g., comprising a promoter, to effect expression. Useful promoters for Cas9 molecule sequences include CMV, EFS, EF-1a, MSCV, PGK, CAG control promoters. In an embodiment, the promoter is a constitutive promoter. In another embodiment, the promoter is a tissue specific promoter. Useful promoters for gRNAs include H1, 7SK, tRNA, and U6 promoters. Promoters with similar or dissimilar strengths can be selected to tune the expression of components. Sequences encoding a Cas9 molecule can comprise a nuclear localization signal (NLS), e.g., an SV40 NLS. In an embodiment, the sequence encoding a Cas9 molecule comprises at least two nuclear localization signals. In an embodiment a promoter for a Cas9 molecule or a gRNA molecule can be, independently, inducible, tissue specific, or cell specific.

Table 14 provides examples of how the components can be formulated, delivered, or administered.

TABLE 14 Elements Cas9 gRNA Mole- mole- cule(s) cule(s) Comments DNA DNA In this embodiment, a Cas9 molecule, typically an eaCas9 molecule, and a gRNA are transcribed from DNA. In this embodiment, they are encoded on separate molecules. DNA In this embodiment, a Cas9 molecule, typically an eaCas9 molecule, and a gRNA are transcribed from DNA, here from a single molecule. DNA RNA In this embodiment, a Cas9 molecule, typically an eaCas9 molecule, is transcribed from DNA, and a gRNA is provided as in vitro transcribed or synthesized RNA mRNA RNA In this embodiment, a Cas9 molecule, typically an eaCas9 molecule, is translated from in vitro transcribed mRNA, and a gRNA is provided as in vitro transcribed or synthesized RNA. mRNA DNA In this embodiment, a Cas9 molecule, typically an eaCas9 molecule, is translated from in vitro transcribed mRNA, and a gRNA is transcribed from DNA. Protein DNA In this embodiment, a Cas9 molecule, typically an eaCas9 molecule, is provided as a protein, and a gRNA is transcribed from DNA. Protein RNA In this embodiment, an eaCas9 molecule is provided as a protein, and a gRNA is provided as transcribed or synthesized RNA.

Table 15 summarizes various delivery methods for the components of a Cas system, e.g., the Cas9 molecule component and the gRNA molecule component, as described herein.

TABLE 15 Delivery into Non- Duration Type of Dividing of Genome Molecule Delivery Vector/Mode Cells Expression Integration Delivered Physical (e.g., YES Transient NO Nucleic electroporation, particle gun, Acids and Calcium Phosphate Proteins transfection, cell compression or squeezing) Viral Retrovirus NO Stable YES RNA Lentivirus YES Stable YES/NO with RNA modifications Adenovirus YES Transient NO DNA Adeno- YES Stable NO DNA Associated Virus (AAV) Vaccinia Virus YES Very NO DNA Transient Herpes Simplex YES Stable NO DNA Virus Non-Viral Cationic YES Transient Depends on Nucleic Liposomes what is Acids and delivered Proteins Polymeric YES Transient Depends on Nucleic Nanoparticles what is Acids and delivered Proteins Biological Attenuated YES Transient NO Nucleic Non-Viral Bacteria Acids Delivery Engineered YES Transient NO Nucleic Vehicles Bacteriophages Acids Mammalian YES Transient NO Nucleic Virus-like Acids Particles Biological YES Transient NO Nucleic liposomes: Acids Erythrocyte Ghosts and Exosomes DNA-Based Delivery of a Cas9 Molecule and or One or More gRNA Molecule

Nucleic acids encoding Cas9 molecules (e.g., eaCas9 molecules) and/or gRNA molecules, can be administered to subjects or delivered into cells by art-known methods or as described herein. For example, Cas9-encoding and/or gRNA-encoding DNA can be delivered, e.g., by vectors (e.g., viral or non-viral vectors), non-vector based methods (e.g., using naked DNA or DNA complexes), or a combination thereof.

DNA encoding Cas9 molecules (e.g., eaCas9 molecules) and/or gRNA molecules can be conjugated to molecules (e.g., N-acetylgalactosamine) promoting uptake by the target cells (e.g., the target cells described herein).

In some embodiments, the Cas9- and/or gRNA-encoding DNA is delivered by a vector (e.g., viral vector/virus or plasmid).

A vector can comprise a sequence that encodes a Cas9 molecule and/or a gRNA molecule. A vector can also comprise a sequence encoding a signal peptide (e.g., for nuclear localization, nucleolar localization, mitochondrial localization), fused, e.g., to a Cas9 molecule sequence. For example, ae vector can comprise a nuclear localization sequence (e.g., from SV40) fused to the sequence encoding the Cas9 molecule.

One or more regulatory/control elements, e.g., a promoter, an enhancer, an intron, a polyadenylation signal, a Kozak consensus sequence, internal ribosome entry sites (IRES), a 2A sequence, and splice acceptor or donor can be included in the vectors. In some embodiments, the promoter is recognized by RNA polymerase II (e.g., a CMV promoter). In other embodiments, the promoter is recognized by RNA polymerase III (e.g., a U6 promoter). In some embodiments, the promoter is a regulated promoter (e.g., inducible promoter). In other embodiments, the promoter is a constitutive promoter. In some embodiments, the promoter is a tissue specific promoter. In some embodiments, the promoter is a viral promoter. In other embodiments, the promoter is a non-viral promoter.

In some embodiments, the vector or delivery vehicle is a viral vector (e.g., for generation of recombinant viruses). In some embodiments, the virus is a DNA virus (e.g., dsDNA or ssDNA virus). In other embodiments, the virus is an RNA virus (e.g., an ssRNA virus). Exemplary viral vectors/viruses include, e.g., retroviruses, lentiviruses, adenovirus, adeno-associated virus (AAV), vaccinia viruses, poxviruses, and herpes simplex viruses.

In some embodiments, the virus infects dividing cells. In other embodiments, the virus infects non-dividing cells. In some embodiments, the virus infects both dividing and non-dividing cells. In some embodiments, the virus can integrate into the host genome. In some embodiments, the virus is engineered to have reduced immunity, e.g., in human. In some embodiments, the virus is replication-competent. In other embodiments, the virus is replication-defective, e.g., having one or more coding regions for the genes necessary for additional rounds of virion replication and/or packaging replaced with other genes or deleted. In some embodiments, the virus causes transient expression of the Cas9 molecule and/or the gRNA molecule. In other embodiments, the virus causes long-lasting, e.g., at least 1 week, 2 weeks, 1 month, 2 months, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, 1 year, 2 years, or permanent expression, of the Cas9 molecule and/or the gRNA molecule. The packaging capacity of the viruses may vary, e.g., from at least about 4 kb to at least about 30 kb, e.g., at least about 5 kb, 10 kb, 15 kb, 20 kb, 25 kb, 30 kb, 35 kb, 40 kb, 45 kb, or 50 kb.

In an embodiment, the viral vector recognizes a specific cell type or tissue. For example, the viral vector can be pseudotyped with a different/alternative viral envelope glycoprotein; engineered with a cell type-specific receptor (e.g., genetic modification(s) of one or more viral envelope glycoproteins to incorporate a targeting ligand such as a peptide ligand, a single chain antibody, or a growth factor); and/or engineered to have a molecular bridge with dual specificities with one end recognizing a viral glycoprotein and the other end recognizing a moiety of the target cell surface (e.g., a ligand-receptor, monoclonal antibody, avidin-biotin and chemical conjugation).

Exemplary viral vectors/viruses include, e.g., retroviruses, lentiviruses, adenovirus, adeno-associated virus (AAV), vaccinia viruses, poxviruses, and herpes simplex viruses.

In some embodiments, the Cas9- and/or gRNA-encoding DNA is delivered by a recombinant retrovirus. In some embodiments, the retrovirus (e.g., Moloney murine leukemia virus) comprises a reverse transcriptase, e.g., that allows integration into the host genome. In some embodiments, the retrovirus is replication-competent. In other embodiments, the retrovirus is replication-defective, e.g., having one of more coding regions for the genes necessary for additional rounds of virion replication and packaging replaced with other genes, or deleted.

In some embodiments, the Cas9- and/or gRNA-encoding DNA is delivered by a recombinant lentivirus. For example, the lentivirus is replication-defective, e.g., does not comprise one or more genes required for viral replication.

In some embodiments, the Cas9- and/or gRNA-encoding DNA is delivered by a recombinant adenovirus. In some embodiments, the adenovirus is engineered to have reduced immunity in human.

In some embodiments, the Cas9- and/or gRNA-encoding DNA is delivered by a recombinant AAV. In some embodiments, the AAV does not incorporate its genome into that of a host cell, e.g., a target cell as describe herein. In some embodiments, the AAV can incorporate at least part of its genome into that of a host cell, e.g., a target cell as described herein. In some embodiments, the AAV is a self-complementary adeno-associated virus (scAAV), e.g., a scAAV that packages both strands which anneal together to form double stranded DNA. AAV serotypes that may be used in the disclosed methods, include AAV1, AAV2, modified AAV2 (e.g., modifications at Y444F, Y500F, Y730F and/or S662V), AAV3, modified AAV3 (e.g., modifications at Y705F, Y731F and/or T492V), AAV4, AAV5, AAV6, modified AAV6 (e.g., modifications at S663V and/or T492V), AAV8, AAV 8.2, AAV9, AAV rh 10, and pseudotyped AAV, such as AAV2/8, AAV2/5 and AAV2/6 can also be used in the disclosed methods. In an embodiment, an AAV capsid that can be used in the methods described herein is a capsid sequence from serotype AAV1, AAV2, AAV3, AAV4, AAV5, AAV6, AAV7, AAV8, AAV9, AAV.rh8, AAV.rh10, AAV.rh32/33, AAV.rh43, AAV.rh64R1, or AAV7m8.

In an embodiment, the Cas9- and/or gRNA-encoding DNA is delivered in a re-engineered AAV capsid, e.g., with 50% or greater, e.g., 60% or greater, 70% or greater, 80% or greater, 90% or greater, or 95% or greater, sequence homology with a capsid sequence from serotypes AAV1, AAV2, AAV3, AAV4, AAV5, AAV6, AAV7, AAV8, AAV9, AAV.rh8, AAV.rh10, AAV.rh32/33, AAV.rh43, or AAV.rh64R1.

In an embodiment, the Cas9- and/or gRNA-encoding DNA is delivered by a chimeric AAV capsid. Exemplary chimeric AAV capsids include, but are not limited to, AAV9i1, AAV2i8, AAV-DJ, AAV2G9, AAV2i8G9, or AAV8G9.

In an embodiment, the AAV is a self-complementary adeno-associated virus (scAAV), e.g., a scAAV that packages both strands which anneal together to form double stranded DNA.

In some embodiments, the Cas9- and/or gRNA-encoding DNA is delivered by a hybrid virus, e.g., a hybrid of one or more of the viruses described herein. In an embodiment, the hybrid virus is hybrid of an AAV (e.g., of any AAV serotype), with a Bocavirus, B19 virus, porcine AAV, goose AAV, feline AAV, canine AAV, or MVM.

A Packaging cell is used to form a virus particle that is capable of infecting a target cell. Such a cell includes a 293 cell, which can package adenovirus, and a ψ2 cell or a PA317 cell, which can package retrovirus. A viral vector used in gene therapy is usually generated by a producer cell line that packages a nucleic acid vector into a viral particle. The vector typically contains the minimal viral sequences required for packaging and subsequent integration into a host or target cell (if applicable), with other viral sequences being replaced by an expression cassette encoding the protein to be expressed, eg. Cas9. For example, an AAV vector used in gene therapy typically only possesses inverted terminal repeat (ITR) sequences from the AAV genome which are required for packaging and gene expression in the host or target cell. The missing viral functions can be supplied in trans by the packaging cell line and/or plasmid containing E2A, E4, and VA genes from adenovirus, and plasmid encoding Rep and Cap genes from AAV, as described in “Triple Transfection Protocol.” Henceforth, the viral DNA is packaged in a cell line, which contains a helper plasmid encoding the other AAV genes, namely rep and cap, but lacking ITR sequences. In embodiment, the viral DNA is packaged in a producer cell line, which contains E1A and/or E1B genes from adenovirus. The cell line is also infected with adenovirus as a helper. The helper virus (e.g., adenovirus or HSV) or helper plasmid promotes replication of the AAV vector and expression of AAV genes from the helper plasmid with ITRs. The helper plasmid is not packaged in significant amounts due to a lack of ITR sequences. Contamination with adenovirus can be reduced by, e.g., heat treatment to which adenovirus is more sensitive than AAV.

In an embodiment, the viral vector has the ability of cell type and/or tissue type recognition. For example, the viral vector can be pseudotyped with a different/alternative viral envelope glycoprotein; engineered with a cell type-specific receptor (e.g., genetic modification of the viral envelope glycoproteins to incorporate targeting ligands such as a peptide ligand, a single chain antibody, a growth factor); and/or engineered to have a molecular bridge with dual specificities with one end recognizing a viral glycoprotein and the other end recognizing a moiety of the target cell surface (e.g., ligand-receptor, monoclonal antibody, avidin-biotin and chemical conjugation).

In an embodiment, the viral vector achieves cell type specific expression. For example, a tissue-specific promoter can be constructed to restrict expression of the transgene (Cas 9 and gRNA) in only the target cell. The specificity of the vector can also be mediated by microRNA-dependent control of transgene expression. In an embodiment, the viral vector has increased efficiency of fusion of the viral vector and a target cell membrane. For example, a fusion protein such as fusion-competent hemagglutin (HA) can be incorporated to increase viral uptake into cells. In an embodiment, the viral vector has the ability of nuclear localization. For example, a virus that requires the breakdown of the cell wall (during cell division) and therefore will not infect a non-diving cell can be altered to incorporate a nuclear localization peptide in the matrix protein of the virus thereby enabling the transduction of non-proliferating cells.

In some embodiments, the Cas9- and/or gRNA-encoding DNA is delivered by a non-vector based method (e.g., using naked DNA or DNA complexes). For example, the DNA can be delivered, e.g., by organically modified silica or silicate (Ormosil), electroporation, transient cell compression or squeezing (e.g., as described in Lee, et al, 2012, Nano Lett 12: 6322-27), gene gun, sonoporation, magnetofection, lipid-mediated transfection, dendrimers, inorganic nanoparticles, calcium phosphates, or a combination thereof.

In an embodiment, delivery via electroporation comprises mixing the cells with the Cas9- and/or gRNA-encoding DNA in a cartridge, chamber or cuvette and applying one or more electrical impulses of defined duration and amplitude. In an embodiment, delivery via electroporation is performed using a system in which cells are mixed with the Cas9- and/or gRNA-encoding DNA in a vessel connected to a device (e.g, a pump) which feeds the mixture into a cartridge, chamber or cuvette wherein one or more electrical impulses of defined duration and amplitude are applied, after which the cells are delivered to a second vessel.

In some embodiments, the Cas9- and/or gRNA-encoding DNA is delivered by a combination of a vector and a non-vector based method. For example, a virosome comprises a liposome combined with an inactivated virus (e.g., HIV or influenza virus), which can result in more efficient gene transfer, e.g., in a respiratory epithelial cell than either a viral or a liposomal method alone.

In an embodiment, the delivery vehicle is a non-viral vector. In an embodiment, the non-viral vector is an inorganic nanoparticle. Exemplary inorganic nanoparticles include, e.g., magnetic nanoparticles (e.g., Fe₃MnO₂) silica The outer surface of the nanoparticle can be conjugated with a positively charged polymer (e.g., polyethylenimine, polylysine, polyserine) which allows for attachment (e.g., conjugation or entrapment) of payload. In an embodiment, the non-viral vector is an organic nanoparticle (e.g., entrapment of the payload inside the nanoparticle). Exemplary organic nanoparticles include, e.g., SNALP liposomes that contain cationic lipids together with neutral helper lipids which are coated with polyethylene glycol (PEG) and protamine and nucleic acid complex coated with lipid coating.

Exemplary lipids for gene transfer are shown below in Table 16.

TABLE 16 Lipids Used for Gene Transfer Lipid Abbreviation Feature 1,2-Dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphatidylcholine DOPC Helper 1,2-Dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphatidylethanolamine DOPE Helper Cholesterol Helper N-[1-(2,3-Dioleyloxy)prophyl]N,N,N-trimethylammonium chloride DOTMA Cationic 1,2-Dioleoyloxy-3-trimethylammonium-propane DOTAP Cationic Dioctadecylamidoglycylspermine DOGS Cationic N-(3-Aminopropyl)-N,N-dimethyl-2,3-bis(dodecyloxy)-1- GAP-DLRIE Cationic propanaminium bromide Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide CTAB Cationic 6-Lauroxyhexyl ornithinate LHON Cationic 1-(2,3-Dioleoyloxypropyl)-2,4,6-trimethylpyridinium 2Oc Cationic 2,3-Dioleyloxy-N-[2(sperminecarboxamido-ethyl]-N,N-dimethyl-1- DOSPA Cationic propanaminium trifluoroacetate 1,2-Dioleyl-3-trimethylammonium-propane DOPA Cationic N-(2-Hydroxyethyl)-N,N-dimethyl-2,3-bis(tetradecyloxy)-1- MDRIE Cationic propanaminium bromide Dimyristooxypropyl dimethyl hydroxyethyl ammonium bromide DMRI Cationic 3β-[N-(N′,N′-Dimethylaminoethane)-carbamoyl]cholesterol DC-Chol Cationic Bis-guanidium-tren-cholesterol BGTC Cationic 1,3-Diodeoxy-2-(6-carboxy-spermyl)-propylamide DOSPER Cationic Dimethyloctadecylammonium bromide DDAB Cationic Dioctadecylamidoglicylspermidin DSL Cationic rac-[(2,3-Dioctadecyloxypropyl)(2-hydroxyethyl)]- CLIP-1 Cationic dimethylammonium chloride rac-[2(2,3-Dihexadecyloxypropyl- CLIP-6 Cationic oxymethyloxy)ethyl]trimethylammonium bromide Ethyldimyristoylphosphatidylcholine EDMPC Cationic 1,2-Distearyloxy-N,N-dimethyl-3-aminopropane DSDMA Cationic 1,2-Dimyristoyl-trimethylammonium propane DMTAP Cationic O,O′-Dimyristyl-N-lysyl aspartate DMKE Cationic 1,2-Distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-ethylphosphocholine DSEPC Cationic N-Palmitoyl D-erythro-sphingosyl carbamoyl-spermine CCS Cationic N-t-Butyl-N0-tetradecyl-3-tetradecylaminopropionamidine diC14-amidine Cationic Octadecenolyoxy[ethyl-2-heptadecenyl-3 hydroxyethyl] DOTIM Cationic imidazolinium chloride N1-Cholesteryloxycarbonyl-3,7-diazanonane-1,9-diamine CDAN Cationic 2-(3-[Bis(3-amino-propyl)-amino]propylamino)-N- RPR209120 Cationic ditetradecylcarbamoylme-ethyl-acetamide 1,2-dilinoleyloxy-3-dimethylaminopropane DLinDMA Cationic 2,2-dilinoleyl-4-dimethylaminoethyl-[1,3]-dioxolane DLin-KC2-DMA Cationic dilinoleyl-methyl-4-dimethylaminobutyrate DLin-MC3-DMA Cationic

Exemplary polymers for gene transfer are shown below in Table 17.

TABLE 17 Polymers Used for Gene Transfer Polymer Abbreviation Poly(ethylene)glycol PEG Polyethylenimine PEI Dithiobis(succinimidylpropionate) DSP Dimethyl-3,3′-dithiobispropionimidate DTBP Poly(ethyleneimine)biscarbamate PEIC Poly(L-lysine) PLL Histidine modified PLL Poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone) PVP Poly(propylenimine) PPI Poly(amidoamine) PAMAM Poly(amido ethylenimine) SS-PAEI Triethylenetetramine TETA Poly(β-aminoester) Poly(4-hydroxy-L-proline ester) PHP Poly(allylamine) Poly(α-[4-aminobutyl]-L-glycolic acid) PAGA Poly(D,L-lactic-co-glycolic acid) PLGA Poly(N-ethyl-4-vinylpyridinium bromide) Poly(phosphazene)s PPZ Poly(phosphoester)s PPE Poly(phosphoramidate)s PPA Poly(N-2-hydroxypropylmethacrylamide) pHPMA Poly (2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate) pDMAEMA Poly(2-aminoethyl propylene phosphate) PPE-EA Chitosan Galactosylated chitosan N-Dodacylated chitosan Histone Collagen Dextran-spermine D-SPM

In an embodiment, the vehicle has targeting modifications to increase target cell update of nanoparticles and liposomes, e.g., cell specific antigens, monoclonal antibodies, single chain antibodies, aptamers, polymers, sugars, and cell penetrating peptides. In an embodiment, the vehicle uses fusogenic and endosome-destabilizing peptides/polymers. In an embodiment, the vehicle undergoes acid-triggered conformational changes (e.g., to accelerate endosomal escape of the cargo). In an embodiment, a stimuli-cleavable polymer is used, e.g., for release in a cellular compartment. For example, disulfide-based cationic polymers that are cleaved in the reducing cellular environment can be used.

In an embodiment, the delivery vehicle is a biological non-viral delivery vehicle. In an embodiment, the vehicle is an attenuated bacterium (e.g., naturally or artificially engineered to be invasive but attenuated to prevent pathogenesis and expressing the transgene (e.g., Listeria monocytogenes, certain Salmonella strains, Bifidobacterium longum, and modified Escherichia coli), bacteria having nutritional and tissue-specific tropism to target specific tissues, bacteria having modified surface proteins to alter target tissue specificity). In an embodiment, the vehicle is a genetically modified bacteriophage (e.g., engineered phages having large packaging capacity, less immunogenic, containing mammalian plasmid maintenance sequences and having incorporated targeting ligands). In an embodiment, the vehicle is a mammalian virus-like particle. For example, modified viral particles can be generated (e.g., by purification of the “empty” particles followed by ex vivo assembly of the virus with the desired cargo). The vehicle can also be engineered to incorporate targeting ligands to alter target tissue specificity. In an embodiment, the vehicle is a biological liposome. For example, the biological liposome is a phospholipid-based particle derived from human cells (e.g., erythrocyte ghosts, which are red blood cells broken down into spherical structures derived from the subject (e.g., tissue targeting can be achieved by attachment of various tissue or cell-specific ligands), or secretory exosomes—subject (i.e., patient) derived membrane-bound nanovescicle (30-100 nm) of endocytic origin (e.g., can be produced from various cell types and can therefore be taken up by cells without the need of for targeting ligands).

In an embodiment, one or more nucleic acid molecules (e.g., DNA molecules) other than the components of a Cas system, e.g., the Cas9 molecule component and/or the gRNA molecule component described herein, are delivered. In an embodiment, the nucleic acid molecule is delivered at the same time as one or more of the components of the Cas system are delivered. In an embodiment, the nucleic acid molecule is delivered before or after (e.g., less than about 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, 3 hours, 6 hours, 9 hours, 12 hours, 1 day, 2 days, 3 days, 1 week, 2 weeks, or 4 weeks) one or more of the components of the Cas system are delivered. In an embodiment, the nucleic acid molecule is delivered by a different means than one or more of the components of the Cas system, e.g., the Cas9 molecule component and/or the gRNA molecule component, are delivered. The nucleic acid molecule can be delivered by any of the delivery methods described herein. For example, the nucleic acid molecule can be delivered by a viral vector, e.g., an integration-deficient lentivirus, and the Cas9 molecule component and/or the gRNA molecule component can be delivered by electroporation, e.g., such that the toxicity caused by nucleic acids (e.g., DNAs) can be reduced. In an embodiment, the nucleic acid molecule encodes a therapeutic protein, e.g., a protein described herein. In an embodiment, the nucleic acid molecule encodes an RNA molecule, e.g., an RNA molecule described herein.

Delivery of RNA Encoding a Cas9 Molecule

RNA encoding Cas9 molecules (e.g., eaCas9 molecules or eiCas9 molecules) and/or gRNA molecules, can be delivered into cells, e.g., target cells described herein, by art-known methods or as described herein. For example, Cas9-encoding and/or gRNA-encoding RNA can be delivered, e.g., by microinjection, electroporation, transient cell compression or squeezing (e.g., as described in Lee, et al., 2012, Nano Lett 12: 6322-27), lipid-mediated transfection, peptide-mediated delivery, or a combination thereof. Cas9-encoding and/or gRNA-encoding RNA can be conjugated to molecules to promote uptake by the target cells (e.g., target cells described herein).

In an embodiment, delivery via electroporation comprises mixing the cells with the RNA encoding Cas9 molecules (e.g., eaCas9 molecules, eiCas9 molecules or eiCas9 fusion proteins) and/or gRNA molecules in a cartridge, chamber or cuvette and applying one or more electrical impulses of defined duration and amplitude. In an embodiment, delivery via electroporation is performed using a system in which cells are mixed with the RNA encoding Cas9 molecules (e.g., eaCas9 molecules, eiCas9 molecules or eiCas9 fusion proteins) and/or gRNA molecules in a vessel connected to a device (e.g., a pump) which feeds the mixture into a cartridge, chamber or cuvette wherein one or more electrical impulses of defined duration and amplitude are applied, after which the cells are delivered to a second vessel.

Delivery Cas9 Molecule Protein

Cas9 molecules (e.g., eaCas9 molecules or eiCas9 molecules) can be delivered into cells by art-known methods or as described herein. For example, Cas9 protein molecules can be delivered, e.g., by microinjection, electroporation, transient cell compression or squeezing (e.g., as described in Lee, et al, 2012, Nano Lett 12: 6322-27), lipid-mediated transfection, peptide-mediated delivery, or a combination thereof. Delivery can be accompanied by DNA encoding a gRNA or by a gRNA. Cas9 protein can be conjugated to molecules promoting uptake by the target cells (e.g., target cells described herein).

In an embodiment, delivery via electroporation comprises mixing the cells with the Cas9 molecules (e.g., eaCas9 molecules, eiCas9 molecules or eiCas9 fusion proteins) with or without gRNA molecules in a cartridge, chamber or cuvette and applying one or more electrical impulses of defined duration and amplitude. In an embodiment, delivery via electroporation is performed using a system in which cells are mixed with the Cas9 molecules (e.g., eaCas9 molecules, eiCas9 molecules or eiCas9 fusion proteins) with or without gRNA molecules in a vessel connected to a device (e.g., a pump) which feeds the mixture into a cartridge, chamber or cuvette wherein one or more electrical impulses of defined duration and amplitude are applied, after which the cells are delivered to a second vessel.

Route of Administration

Systemic modes of administration include oral and parenteral routes. Parenteral routes include, by way of example, intravenous, intrarterial, intraosseous, intramuscular, intradermal, subcutaneous, intranasal and intraperitoneal routes. Components administered systemically may be modified or formulated to target the components to cells of the blood and bone marrow.

Local modes of administration include, by way of example, intra-bone marrow, intrathecal, and intra-cerebroventricular routes. In an embodiment, significantly smaller amounts of the components (compared with systemic approaches) may exert an effect when administered locally (for example, intra-bone marrow) compared to when administered systemically (for example, intravenously). Local modes of administration can reduce or eliminate the incidence of potentially toxic side effects that may occur when therapeutically effective amounts of a component are administered systemically.

In an embodiment, components described herein are delivered by intra-bone marrow injection. Injections may be made directly into the bone marrow compartment of one or more than one bone. In an embodiment, nanoparticle or viral, e.g., AAV vector, delivery is via intra-bone marrow injection.

Administration may be provided as a periodic bolus or as continuous infusion from an internal reservoir or from an external reservoir (for example, from an intravenous bag). Components may be administered locally, for example, by continuous release from a sustained release drug delivery device.

In addition, components may be formulated to permit release over a prolonged period of time. A release system can include a matrix of a biodegradable material or a material which releases the incorporated components by diffusion. The components can be homogeneously or heterogeneously distributed within the release system. A variety of release systems may be useful, however, the choice of the appropriate system will depend upon rate of release required by a particular application. Both non-degradable and degradable release systems can be used. Suitable release systems include polymers and polymeric matrices, non-polymeric matrices, or inorganic and organic excipients and diluents such as, but not limited to, calcium carbonate and sugar (for example, trehalose). Release systems may be natural or synthetic. However, synthetic release systems are preferred because generally they are more reliable, more reproducible and produce more defined release profiles. The release system material can be selected so that components having different molecular weights are released by diffusion through or degradation of the material.

Representative synthetic, biodegradable polymers include, for example: polyamides such as poly(amino acids) and poly(peptides); polyesters such as poly(lactic acid), poly(glycolic acid), poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid), and poly(caprolactone); poly(anhydrides); polyorthoesters; polycarbonates; and chemical derivatives thereof (substitutions, additions of chemical groups, for example, alkyl, alkylene, hydroxylations, oxidations, and other modifications routinely made by those skilled in the art), copolymers and mixtures thereof. Representative synthetic, non-degradable polymers include, for example: polyethers such as poly(ethylene oxide), poly(ethylene glycol), and poly(tetramethylene oxide); vinyl polymers-polyacrylates and polymethacrylates such as methyl, ethyl, other alkyl, hydroxyethyl methacrylate, acrylic and methacrylic acids, and others such as poly(vinyl alcohol), poly(vinyl pyrolidone), and poly(vinyl acetate); poly(urethanes); cellulose and its derivatives such as alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, ethers, esters, nitrocellulose, and various cellulose acetates; polysiloxanes; and any chemical derivatives thereof (substitutions, additions of chemical groups, for example, alkyl, alkylene, hydroxylations, oxidations, and other modifications routinely made by those skilled in the art), copolymers and mixtures thereof.

Poly(lactide-co-glycolide) microsphere can also be used for intraocular injection. Typically the microspheres are composed of a polymer of lactic acid and glycolic acid, which are structured to form hollow spheres. The spheres can be approximately 15-30 microns in diameter and can be loaded with components described herein.

Bi-Modal or Differential Delivery of Components

Separate delivery of the components of a Cas system, e.g., the Cas9 molecule component and the gRNA molecule component, and more particularly, delivery of the components by differing modes, can enhance performance, e.g., by improving tissue specificity and safety.

In an embodiment, the Cas9 molecule and the gRNA molecule are delivered by different modes, or as sometimes referred to herein as differential modes. Different or differential modes, as used herein, refer modes of delivery that confer different pharmacodynamic or pharmacokinetic properties on the subject component molecule, e.g., a Cas9 molecule or gRNA molecule. For example, the modes of delivery can result in different tissue distribution, different half-life, or different temporal distribution, e.g., in a selected compartment, tissue, or organ.

Some modes of delivery, e.g., delivery by a nucleic acid vector that persists in a cell, or in progeny of a cell, e.g., by autonomous replication or insertion into cellular nucleic acid, result in more persistent expression of and presence of a component. Examples include viral, e.g., adeno-associated virus or lentivirus, delivery.

By way of example, the components, e.g., a Cas9 molecule and a gRNA molecule, can be delivered by modes that differ in terms of resulting half-life or persistent of the delivered component the body, or in a particular compartment, tissue or organ. In an embodiment, a gRNA molecule can be delivered by such modes. The Cas9 molecule component can be delivered by a mode which results in less persistence or less exposure to the body or a particular compartment or tissue or organ.

More generally, in an embodiment, a first mode of delivery is used to deliver a first component and a second mode of delivery is used to deliver a second component. The first mode of delivery confers a first pharmacodynamic or pharmacokinetic property. The first pharmacodynamic property can be, e.g., distribution, persistence, or exposure, of the component, or of a nucleic acid that encodes the component, in the body, a compartment, tissue or organ. The second mode of delivery confers a second pharmacodynamic or pharmacokinetic property. The second pharmacodynamic property can be, e.g., distribution, persistence, or exposure, of the component, or of a nucleic acid that encodes the component, in the body, a compartment, tissue or organ.

In an embodiment, the first pharmacodynamic or pharmacokinetic property, e.g., distribution, persistence or exposure, is more limited than the second pharmacodynamic or pharmacokinetic property.

In an embodiment, the first mode of delivery is selected to optimize, e.g., minimize, a pharmacodynamic or pharmacokinetic property, e.g., distribution, persistence or exposure.

In an embodiment, the second mode of delivery is selected to optimize, e.g., maximize, a pharmacodynamic or pharmcokinetic property, e.g., distribution, persistence or exposure.

In an embodiment, the first mode of delivery comprises the use of a relatively persistent element, e.g., a nucleic acid, e.g., a plasmid or viral vector, e.g., an AAV or lentivirus. As such vectors are relatively persistent product transcribed from them would be relatively persistent.

In an embodiment, the second mode of delivery comprises a relatively transient element, e.g., an RNA or protein.

In an embodiment, the first component comprises gRNA, and the delivery mode is relatively persistent, e.g., the gRNA is transcribed from a plasmid or viral vector, e.g., an AAV or lentivirus. Transcription of these genes would be of little physiological consequence because the genes do not encode for a protein product, and the gRNAs are incapable of acting in isolation. The second component, a Cas9 molecule, is delivered in a transient manner, for example as mRNA or as protein, ensuring that the full Cas9 molecule/gRNA molecule complex is only present and active for a short period of time.

Furthermore, the components can be delivered in different molecular form or with different delivery vectors that complement one another to enhance safety and tissue specificity.

Use of differential delivery modes can enhance performance, safety and efficacy. E.g., the likelihood of an eventual off-target modification can be reduced. Delivery of immunogenic components, e.g., Cas9 molecules, by less persistent modes can reduce immunogenicity, as peptides from the bacterially-derived Cas enzyme are displayed on the surface of the cell by MEW molecules. A two-part delivery system can alleviate these drawbacks.

Differential delivery modes can be used to deliver components to different, but overlapping target regions. The formation active complex is minimized outside the overlap of the target regions. Thus, in an embodiment, a first component, e.g., a gRNA molecule is delivered by a first delivery mode that results in a first spatial, e.g., tissue, distribution. A second component, e.g., a Cas9 molecule is delivered by a second delivery mode that results in a second spatial, e.g., tissue, distribution. In an embodiment, the first mode comprises a first element selected from a liposome, nanoparticle, e.g., polymeric nanoparticle, and a nucleic acid, e.g., viral vector. The second mode comprises a second element selected from the group. In an embodiment, the first mode of delivery comprises a first targeting element, e.g., a cell specific receptor or an antibody, and the second mode of delivery does not include that element. In embodiment, the second mode of delivery comprises a second targeting element, e.g., a second cell specific receptor or second antibody.

When the Cas9 molecule is delivered in a virus delivery vector, a liposome, or polymeric nanoparticle, there is the potential for delivery to and therapeutic activity in multiple tissues, when it may be desirable to only target a single tissue. A two-part delivery system can resolve this challenge and enhance tissue specificity. If the gRNA molecule and the Cas9 molecule are packaged in separated delivery vehicles with distinct but overlapping tissue tropism, the fully functional complex is only be formed in the tissue that is targeted by both vectors.

Ex Vivo Delivery

In some embodiments, components described in Table 14 are introduced into cells which are then introduced into the subject, e.g., cells are removed from a subject, manipulated ex vivo and then introduced into the subject. Methods of introducing the components can include, e.g., any of the delivery methods described in Table 15.

VIII. Modified Nucleosides, Nucleotides, and Nucleic Acids

Modified nucleosides and modified nucleotides can be present in nucleic acids, e.g., particularly gRNA, but also other forms of RNA, e.g., mRNA, RNAi, or siRNA. As described herein, “nucleoside” is defined as a compound containing a five-carbon sugar molecule (a pentose or ribose) or derivative thereof, and an organic base, purine or pyrimidine, or a derivative thereof. As described herein, “nucleotide” is defined as a nucleoside further comprising a phosphate group.

Modified nucleosides and nucleotides can include one or more of:

(i) alteration, e.g., replacement, of one or both of the non-linking phosphate oxygens and/or of one or more of the linking phosphate oxygens in the phosphodiester backbone linkage;

(ii) alteration, e.g., replacement, of a constituent of the ribose sugar, e.g., of the 2′ hydroxyl on the ribose sugar;

(iii) wholesale replacement of the phosphate moiety with “dephospho” linkers;

(iv) modification or replacement of a naturally occurring nucleobase;

(v) replacement or modification of the ribose-phosphate backbone;

(vi) modification of the 3′ end or 5′ end of the oligonucleotide, e.g., removal, modification or replacement of a terminal phosphate group or conjugation of a moiety; and

(vii) modification of the sugar.

The modifications listed above can be combined to provide modified nucleosides and nucleotides that can have two, three, four, or more modifications. For example, a modified nucleoside or nucleotide can have a modified sugar and a modified nucleobase. In an embodiment, every base of a gRNA is modified, e.g., all bases have a modified phosphate group, e.g., all are phosphorothioate groups. In an embodiment, all, or substantially all, of the phosphate groups of a unimolecular or modular gRNA molecule are replaced with phosphorothioate groups.

In an embodiment, modified nucleotides, e.g., nucleotides having modifications as described herein, can be incorporated into a nucleic acid, e.g., a “modified nucleic acid.” In some embodiments, the modified nucleic acids comprise one, two, three or more modified nucleotides. In some embodiments, at least 5% (e.g., at least about 5%, at least about 10%, at least about 15%, at least about 20%, at least about 25%, at least about 30%, at least about 35%, at least about 40%, at least about 45%, at least about 50%, at least about 55%, at least about 60%, at least about 65%, at least about 70%, at least about 75%, at least about 80%, at least about 85%, at least about 90%, at least about 95%, or about 100%) of the positions in a modified nucleic acid are a modified nucleotides.

Unmodified nucleic acids can be prone to degradation by, e.g., cellular nucleases. For example, nucleases can hydrolyze nucleic acid phosphodiester bonds. Accordingly, in one aspect the modified nucleic acids described herein can contain one or more modified nucleosides or nucleotides, e.g., to introduce stability toward nucleases.

In some embodiments, the modified nucleosides, modified nucleotides, and modified nucleic acids described herein can exhibit a reduced innate immune response when introduced into a population of cells, both in vivo and ex vivo. The term “innate immune response” includes a cellular response to exogenous nucleic acids, including single stranded nucleic acids, generally of viral or bacterial origin, which involves the induction of cytokine expression and release, particularly the interferons, and cell death. In some embodiments, the modified nucleosides, modified nucleotides, and modified nucleic acids described herein can disrupt binding of a major groove interacting partner with the nucleic acid. In some embodiments, the modified nucleosides, modified nucleotides, and modified nucleic acids described herein can exhibit a reduced innate immune response when introduced into a population of cells, both in vivo and ex vivo, and also disrupt binding of a major groove interacting partner with the nucleic acid.

Definitions of Chemical Groups

As used herein, “alkyl” is meant to refer to a saturated hydrocarbon group which is straight-chained or branched. Example alkyl groups include methyl (Me), ethyl (Et), propyl (e.g., n-propyl and isopropyl), butyl (e.g., n-butyl, isobutyl, t-butyl), pentyl (e.g., n-pentyl, isopentyl, neopentyl), and the like. An alkyl group can contain from 1 to about 20, from 2 to about 20, from 1 to about 12, from 1 to about 8, from 1 to about 6, from 1 to about 4, or from 1 to about 3 carbon atoms.

As used herein, “aryl” refers to monocyclic or polycyclic (e.g., having 2, 3 or 4 fused rings) aromatic hydrocarbons such as, for example, phenyl, naphthyl, anthracenyl, phenanthrenyl, indanyl, indenyl, and the like. In some embodiments, aryl groups have from 6 to about 20 carbon atoms.

As used herein, “alkenyl” refers to an aliphatic group containing at least one double bond.

As used herein, “alkynyl” refers to a straight or branched hydrocarbon chain containing 2-12 carbon atoms and characterized in having one or more triple bonds. Examples of alkynyl groups include, but are not limited to, ethynyl, propargyl, and 3-hexynyl.

As used herein, “arylalkyl” or “aralkyl” refers to an alkyl moiety in which an alkyl hydrogen atom is replaced by an aryl group. Aralkyl includes groups in which more than one hydrogen atom has been replaced by an aryl group. Examples of “arylalkyl” or “aralkyl” include benzyl, 2-phenylethyl, 3-phenylpropyl, 9-fluorenyl, benzhydryl, and trityl groups.

As used herein, “cycloalkyl” refers to a cyclic, bicyclic, tricyclic, or polycyclic non-aromatic hydrocarbon groups having 3 to 12 carbons. Examples of cycloalkyl moieties include, but are not limited to, cyclopropyl, cyclopentyl, and cyclohexyl.

As used herein, “heterocyclyl” refers to a monovalent radical of a heterocyclic ring system. Representative heterocyclyls include, without limitation, tetrahydrofuranyl, tetrahydrothienyl, pyrrolidinyl, pyrrolidonyl, piperidinyl, pyrrolinyl, piperazinyl, dioxanyl, dioxolanyl, diazepinyl, oxazepinyl, thiazepinyl, and morpholinyl.

As used herein, “heteroaryl” refers to a monovalent radical of a heteroaromatic ring system. Examples of heteroaryl moieties include, but are not limited to, imidazolyl, oxazolyl, thiazolyl, triazolyl, pyrrolyl, furanyl, indolyl, thiophenyl pyrazolyl, pyridinyl, pyrazinyl, pyridazinyl, pyrimidinyl, indolizinyl, purinyl, naphthyridinyl, quinolyl, and pteridinyl.

Phosphate Backbone Modifications

The Phosphate Group

In some embodiments, the phosphate group of a modified nucleotide can be modified by replacing one or more of the oxygens with a different substituent. Further, the modified nucleotide, e.g., modified nucleotide present in a modified nucleic acid, can include the wholesale replacement of an unmodified phosphate moiety with a modified phosphate as described herein. In some embodiments, the modification of the phosphate backbone can include alterations that result in either an uncharged linker or a charged linker with unsymmetrical charge distribution.

Examples of modified phosphate groups include phosphorothioate, phosphoroselenates, borano phosphates, borano phosphate esters, hydrogen phosphonates, phosphoroamidates, alkyl or aryl phosphonates and phosphotriesters. In some embodiments, one of the non-bridging phosphate oxygen atoms in the phosphate backbone moiety can be replaced by any of the following groups: sulfur (S), selenium (Se), BR₃ (wherein R can be, e.g., hydrogen, alkyl, or aryl), C (e.g., an alkyl group, an aryl group, and the like), H, NR₂ (wherein R can be, e.g., hydrogen, alkyl, or aryl), or OR (wherein R can be, e.g., alkyl or aryl). The phosphorous atom in an unmodified phosphate group is achiral. However, replacement of one of the non-bridging oxygens with one of the above atoms or groups of atoms can render the phosphorous atom chiral; that is to say that a phosphorous atom in a phosphate group modified in this way is a stereogenic center. The stereogenic phosphorous atom can possess either the “R” configuration (herein Rp) or the “S” configuration (herein Sp).

Phosphorodithioates have both non-bridging oxygens replaced by sulfur. The phosphorus center in the phosphorodithioates is achiral which precludes the formation of oligoribonucleotide diastereomers. In some embodiments, modifications to one or both non-bridging oxygens can also include the replacement of the non-bridging oxygens with a group independently selected from S, Se, B, C, H, N, and OR (R can be, e.g., alkyl or aryl).

The phosphate linker can also be modified by replacement of a bridging oxygen, (i.e., the oxygen that links the phosphate to the nucleoside), with nitrogen (bridged phosphoroamidates), sulfur (bridged phosphorothioates) and carbon (bridged methylenephosphonates). The replacement can occur at either linking oxygen or at both of the linking oxygens.

Replacement of the Phosphate Group

The phosphate group can be replaced by non-phosphorus containing connectors. In some embodiments, the charge phosphate group can be replaced by a neutral moiety.

Examples of moieties which can replace the phosphate group can include, without limitation, e.g., methyl phosphonate, hydroxylamino, siloxane, carbonate, carboxymethyl, carbamate, amide, thioether, ethylene oxide linker, sulfonate, sulfonamide, thioformacetal, formacetal, oxime, methyleneimino, methylenemethylimino, methylenehydrazo, methylenedimethylhydrazo and methyleneoxymethylimino.

Replacement of the Ribophosphate Backbone

Scaffolds that can mimic nucleic acids can also be constructed wherein the phosphate linker and ribose sugar are replaced by nuclease resistant nucleoside or nucleotide surrogates. In some embodiments, the nucleobases can be tethered by a surrogate backbone. Examples can include, without limitation, the morpholino, cyclobutyl, pyrrolidine and peptide nucleic acid (PNA) nucleoside surrogates.

Sugar Modifications

The modified nucleosides and modified nucleotides can include one or more modifications to the sugar group. For example, the 2′ hydroxyl group (OH) can be modified or replaced with a number of different “oxy” or “deoxy” substituents. In some embodiments, modifications to the 2′ hydroxyl group can enhance the stability of the nucleic acid since the hydroxyl can no longer be deprotonated to form a 2′-alkoxide ion. The 2′-alkoxide can catalyze degradation by intramolecular nucleophilic attack on the linker phosphorus atom.

Examples of “oxy”-2′ hydroxyl group modifications can include alkoxy or aryloxy (OR, wherein “R” can be, e.g., alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, aralkyl, heteroaryl or a sugar); polyethyleneglycols (PEG), O(CH₂CH₂O)_(n)CH₂CH₂OR wherein R can be, e.g., H or optionally substituted alkyl, and n can be an integer from 0 to 20 (e.g., from 0 to 4, from 0 to 8, from 0 to 10, from 0 to 16, from 1 to 4, from 1 to 8, from 1 to 10, from 1 to 16, from 1 to 20, from 2 to 4, from 2 to 8, from 2 to 10, from 2 to 16, from 2 to 20, from 4 to 8, from 4 to 10, from 4 to 16, and from 4 to 20). In some embodiments, the “oxy”-2′ hydroxyl group modification can include “locked” nucleic acids (LNA) in which the 2′ hydroxyl can be connected, e.g., by a C₁₋₆ alkylene or C₁₋₆ heteroalkylene bridge, to the 4′ carbon of the same ribose sugar, where exemplary bridges can include methylene, propylene, ether, or amino bridges; O-amino (wherein amino can be, e.g., NH₂; alkylamino, dialkylamino, heterocyclyl, arylamino, diarylamino, heteroarylamino, or diheteroarylamino, ethylenediamine, or polyamino) and aminoalkoxy, O(CH₂)_(n)-amino, (wherein amino can be, e.g., NH₂; alkylamino, dialkylamino, heterocyclyl, arylamino, diarylamino, heteroarylamino, or diheteroarylamino, ethylenediamine, or polyamino). In some embodiments, the “oxy”-2′ hydroxyl group modification can include the methoxyethyl group (MOE), (OCH₂CH₂OCH₃, e.g., a PEG derivative).

“Deoxy” modifications can include hydrogen (i.e. deoxyribose sugars, e.g., at the overhang portions of partially ds RNA); halo (e.g., bromo, chloro, fluoro, or iodo); amino (wherein amino can be, e.g., NH₂; alkylamino, dialkylamino, heterocyclyl, arylamino, diarylamino, heteroarylamino, diheteroarylamino, or amino acid); NH(CH₂CH₂NH)_(n)CH₂CH₂-amino (wherein amino can be, e.g., as described herein), —NHC(O)R (wherein R can be, e.g., alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, aralkyl, heteroaryl or sugar), cyano; mercapto; alkyl-thio-alkyl; thioalkoxy; and alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkenyl and alkynyl, which may be optionally substituted with e.g., an amino as described herein.

The sugar group can also contain one or more carbons that possess the opposite stereochemical configuration than that of the corresponding carbon in ribose. Thus, a modified nucleic acid can include nucleotides containing e.g., arabinose, as the sugar. The nucleotide “monomer” can have an alpha linkage at the 1′ position on the sugar, e.g., alpha-nucleosides. The modified nucleic acids can also include “abasic” sugars, which lack a nucleobase at C-1′. These abasic sugars can also be further modified at one or more of the constituent sugar atoms. The modified nucleic acids can also include one or more sugars that are in the L form, e.g. L-nucleosides.

Generally, RNA includes the sugar group ribose, which is a 5-membered ring having an oxygen. Exemplary modified nucleosides and modified nucleotides can include, without limitation, replacement of the oxygen in ribose (e.g., with sulfur (S), selenium (Se), or alkylene, such as, e.g., methylene or ethylene); addition of a double bond (e.g., to replace ribose with cyclopentenyl or cyclohexenyl); ring contraction of ribose (e.g., to form a 4-membered ring of cyclobutane or oxetane); ring expansion of ribose (e.g., to form a 6- or 7-membered ring having an additional carbon or heteroatom, such as for example, anhydrohexitol, altritol, mannitol, cyclohexanyl, cyclohexenyl, and morpholino that also has a phosphoramidate backbone). In some embodiments, the modified nucleotides can include multicyclic forms (e.g., tricyclo; and “unlocked” forms, such as glycol nucleic acid (GNA) (e.g., R-GNA or S-GNA, where ribose is replaced by glycol units attached to phosphodiester bonds), threose nucleic acid (TNA, where ribose is replaced with α-L-threofuranosyl-(3′→2′)).

Modifications on the Nucleobase

The modified nucleosides and modified nucleotides described herein, which can be incorporated into a modified nucleic acid, can include a modified nucleobase. Examples of nucleobases include, but are not limited to, adenine (A), guanine (G), cytosine (C), and uracil (U). These nucleobases can be modified or wholly replaced to provide modified nucleosides and modified nucleotides that can be incorporated into modified nucleic acids. The nucleobase of the nucleotide can be independently selected from a purine, a pyrimidine, a purine or pyrimidine analog. In some embodiments, the nucleobase can include, for example, naturally-occurring and synthetic derivatives of a base.

Uracil

In some embodiments, the modified nucleobase is a modified uracil. Exemplary nucleobases and nucleosides having a modified uracil include without limitation pseudouridine (ψ), pyridin-4-one ribonucleoside, 5-aza-uridine, 6-aza-uridine, 2-thio-5-aza-uridine, 2-thio-uridine (s2U), 4-thio-uridine (s4U), 4-thio-pseudouridine, 2-thio-pseudouridine, 5-hydroxy-uridine (ho⁵U), 5-aminoallyl-uridine, 5-halo-uridine (e.g., 5-iodo-uridine or 5-bromo-uridine), 3-methyl-uridine (m³U), 5-methoxy-uridine (mo⁵U), uridine 5-oxyacetic acid (cmo⁵U), uridine 5-oxyacetic acid methyl ester (mcmo⁵U), 5-carboxymethyl-uridine (cm⁵U), 1-carboxymethyl-pseudouridine, 5-carboxyhydroxymethyl-uridine (chm⁵U), 5-carboxyhydroxymethyl-uridine methyl ester (mchm⁵U), 5-methoxycarbonylmethyl-uridine (mcm⁵U), 5-methoxycarbonylmethyl-2-thio-uridine (mcm⁵s2U), 5-aminomethyl-2-thio-uridine (nm⁵s2U), 5-methylaminomethyl-uridine (mnm⁵U), 5-methylaminomethyl-2-thio-uridine (mnm⁵s2U), 5-methylaminomethyl-2-seleno-uridine (mnm⁵se²U), 5-carbamoylmethyl-uridine (ncm⁵U), 5-carboxymethylaminomethyl-uridine (cmnm⁵U), 5-carboxymethylaminomethyl-2-thio-uridine (cmnm⁵s2U), 5-propynyl-uridine, 1-propynyl-pseudouridine, 5-taurinomethyl-uridine (τcm⁵U), 1-taurinomethyl-pseudouridine, 5-taurinomethyl-2-thio-uridine(τm⁵s2U), 1-taurinomethyl-4-thio-pseudouridine, 5-methyl-uridine (m⁵U, i.e., having the nucleobase deoxythymine), 1-methyl-pseudouridine 5-methyl-2-thio-uridine (m⁵s2U), 1-methyl-4-thio-pseudouridine m¹s⁴ψ) 4-thio-1-methyl-pseudouridine, 3-methyl-pseudouridine (m³Ψ), 2-thio-1-methyl-pseudouridine, 1-methyl-1-deaza-pseudouridine, 2-thio-1-methyl-1-deaza-pseudouridine, dihydrouridine (D), dihydropseudouridine, 5,6-dihydrouridine, 5-methyl-dihydrouridine (m⁵D), 2-thio-dihydrouridine, 2-thio-dihydropseudouridine, 2-methoxy-uridine, 2-methoxy-4-thio-uridine, 4-methoxy-pseudouridine, 4-methoxy-2-thio-pseudouridine, N1-methyl-pseudouridine, 3-(3-amino-3-carboxypropyl)uridine (acp³U), 1-methyl-3-(3-amino-3-carboxypropyl)pseudouridine (acp³ψ), 5-(isopentenylaminomethyl)uridine (inm⁵U), 5-(isopentenylaminomethyl)-2-thio-uridine (inm⁵s2U), α-thio-uridine, 2′-O-methyl-uridine (Um), 5,2′-O-dimethyl-uridine (m⁵Um), 2′-O-methyl-pseudouridine (ψm), 2-thio-2′-O-methyl-uridine (s2Um), 5-methoxycarbonylmethyl-2′-O-methyl-uridine (mcm⁵Um), 5-carbamoylmethyl-2′-O-methyl-uridine (ncm⁵Um), 5-carboxymethylaminomethyl-2′-O-methyl-uridine (cmnm⁵Um), 3,2′-O-dimethyl-uridine (m³Um), 5-(isopentenylaminomethyl)-2′-O-methyl-uridine (inm⁵Um), 1-thio-uridine, deoxythymidine, 2′-F-ara-uridine, 2′-F-uridine, 2′-OH-ara-uridine, 5-(2-carbomethoxyvinyl) uridine, 5-[3-(1-E-propenylamino)uridine, pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidines, xanthine, and hypoxanthine.

Cytosine

In some embodiments, the modified nucleobase is a modified cytosine. Exemplary nucleobases and nucleosides having a modified cytosine include without limitation 5-aza-cytidine, 6-aza-cytidine, pseudoisocytidine, 3-methyl-cytidine (m³C), N4-acetyl-cytidine (act), 5-formyl-cytidine (f⁵C), N4-methyl-cytidine (m⁴C), 5-methyl-cytidine (m⁵C), 5-halo-cytidine (e.g., 5-iodo-cytidine), 5-hydroxymethyl-cytidine (hm⁵C), 1-methyl-pseudoisocytidine, pyrrolo-cytidine, pyrrolo-pseudoisocytidine, 2-thio-cytidine (s2C), 2-thio-5-methyl-cytidine, 4-thio-pseudoisocytidine, 4-thio-1-methyl-pseudoisocytidine, 4-thio-1-methyl-1-deaza-pseudoisocytidine, 1-methyl-1-deaza-pseudoisocytidine, zebularine, 5-aza-zebularine, 5-methyl-zebularine, 5-aza-2-thio-zebularine, 2-thio-zebularine, 2-methoxy-cytidine, 2-methoxy-5-methyl-cytidine, 4-methoxy-pseudoisocytidine, 4-methoxy-1-methyl-pseudoisocytidine, lysidine (k²C), α-thio-cytidine, 2′-O-methyl-cytidine (Cm), 5,2′-O-dimethyl-cytidine (m⁵Cm), N4-acetyl-2′-O-methyl-cytidine (ac⁴Cm), N4,2′-O-dimethyl-cytidine (m⁴Cm), 5-formyl-2′-O-methyl-cytidine (f⁵Cm), N4,N4,2′-O-trimethyl-cytidine (m⁴ ₂Cm), 1-thio-cytidine, 2′-F-ara-cytidine, 2′-F-cytidine, and 2′-OH-ara-cytidine.

Adenine

In some embodiments, the modified nucleobase is a modified adenine. Exemplary nucleobases and nucleosides having a modified adenine include without limitation 2-amino-purine, 2,6-diaminopurine, 2-amino-6-halo-purine (e.g., 2-amino-6-chloro-purine), 6-halo-purine (e.g., 6-chloro-purine), 2-amino-6-methyl-purine, 8-azido-adenosine, 7-deaza-adenosine, 7-deaza-8-aza-adenosine, 7-deaza-2-amino-purine, 7-deaza-8-aza-2-amino-purine, 7-deaza-2,6-diaminopurine, 7-deaza-8-aza-2,6-diaminopurine, 1-methyl-adenosine (m¹A), 2-methyl-adenosine (m²A), N6-methyl-adenosine (m⁶A), 2-methylthio-N6-methyl-adenosine (ms2 m⁶A), N6-isopentenyl-adenosine (i⁶A), 2-methylthio-N6-isopentenyl-adenosine (ms²i⁶A), N6-(cis-hydroxyisopentanyl)adenosine (io⁶A), 2-methylthio-N6-(cis-hydroxyisopentanyl)adenosine (ms2io⁶A), N6-glycinylcarbamoyl-adenosine (g⁶A), N6-threonylcarbamoyl-adenosine (t⁶A), (t⁶A), N6-methyl-N6-threonylcarbamoyl-adenosine 2-methylthio-N6-threonylcarbamoyl-adenosine (ms²g⁶A), N6,N6-dimethyl-adenosine (m⁶ ₂A), N6-hydroxynorvalylcarbamoyl-adenosine (hn⁶A), 2-methylthio-N6-hydroxynorvalylcarbamoyl-adenosine (ms2hn⁶A), N6-acetyl-adenosine (ac⁶A), 7-methyl-adenosine, 2-methylthio-adenosine, 2-methoxy-adenosine, α-thio-adenosine, 2′-O-methyl-adenosine (Am), N⁶,2′-O-dimethyl-adenosine (m⁶Am), N⁶-Methyl-2′-deoxyadenosine, N6,N6,2′-O-trimethyl-adenosine (m⁶ ₂Am), 1,2′-O-dimethyl-adenosine (m¹Am), 2′-O-ribosyladenosine (phosphate) (Ar(p)), 2-amino-N6-methyl-purine, 1-thio-adenosine, 8-azido-adenosine, 2′-F-ara-adenosine, 2′-F-adenosine, 2′-OH-ara-adenosine, and N6-(19-amino-pentaoxanonadecyl)-adenosine.

Guanine

In some embodiments, the modified nucleobase is a modified guanine. Exemplary nucleobases and nucleosides having a modified guanine include without limitation inosine (I), 1-methyl-inosine (m¹I), wyosine (imG), methylwyosine (mimG), 4-demethyl-wyosine (imG-14), isowyosine (imG2), wybutosine (yW), peroxywybutosine (o₂yW), hydroxywybutosine (OHyW), undermodified hydroxywybutosine (OHyW*), 7-deaza-guanosine, queuosine (Q), epoxyqueuosine (oQ), galactosyl-queuosine (galQ), mannosyl-queuosine (manQ), 7-cyano-7-deaza-guanosine (preQ₀), 7-aminomethyl-7-deaza-guanosine (preQ₁), archaeosine (G⁺), 7-deaza-8-aza-guanosine, 6-thio-guanosine, 6-thio-7-deaza-guanosine, 6-thio-7-deaza-8-aza-guanosine, 7-methyl-guanosine (m⁷G), 6-thio-7-methyl-guanosine, 7-methyl-inosine, 6-methoxy-guanosine, 1-methyl-guanosine (m′G), N2-methyl-guanosine (m²G), N2,N2-dimethyl-guanosine (m² ₂G), N2,7-dimethyl-guanosine (m²,7G), N2, N2,7-dimethyl-guanosine (m²,2,7G), 8-oxo-guanosine, 7-methyl-8-oxo-guanosine, 1-methyl-6-thio-guanosine, N2-methyl-6-thio-guanosine, N2,N2-dimethyl-6-thio-guanosine, α-thio-guanosine, 2′-O-methyl-guanosine (Gm), N2-methyl-2′-O-methyl-guanosine (m²Gm), N2,N2-dimethyl-2′-O-methyl-guanosine (m² ₂Gm), 1-methyl-2′-O-methyl-guanosine (m′Gm), N2,7-dimethyl-2′-O-methyl-guanosine (m²,7Gm), 2′-O-methyl-inosine (Im), 1,2′-O-dimethyl-inosine (m′Im), O⁶-phenyl-2′-deoxyinosine, 2′-O-ribosylguanosine (phosphate) (Gr(p)), 1-thio-guanosine, O⁶-methyl-guanosine, O⁶-Methyl-2′-deoxyguanosine, 2′-F-ara-guanosine, and 2′-F-guanosine.

Exemplary Modified gRNAs

In some embodiments, the modified nucleic acids can be modified gRNAs. It is to be understood that any of the gRNAs described herein can be modified in accordance with this section, including any gRNA that comprises a targeting domain from Tables 1A-1F, 2A-2C, 3A-3E, 4A-4C, 5A-5C, 6A-6E, 7A-7C, or 18.

As discussed above, transiently expressed or delivered nucleic acids can be prone to degradation by, e.g., cellular nucleases. Accordingly, in one aspect the modified gRNAs described herein can contain one or more modified nucleosides or nucleotides which introduce stability toward nucleases. While not wishing to be bound by theory it is also believed that certain modified gRNAs described herein can exhibit a reduced innate immune response when introduced into a population of cells, particularly the cells of the present invention. As noted above, the term “innate immune response” includes a cellular response to exogenous nucleic acids, including single stranded nucleic acids, generally of viral or bacterial origin, which involves the induction of cytokine expression and release, particularly the interferons, and cell death.

While some of the exemplary modification discussed in this section may be included at any position within the gRNA sequence, in some embodiments, a gRNA comprises a modification at or near its 5′ end (e.g., within 1-10, 1-5, or 1-2 nucleotides of its 5′ end). In some embodiments, a gRNA comprises a modification at or near its 3′ end (e.g., within 1-10, 1-5, or 1-2 nucleotides of its 3′ end). In some embodiments, a gRNA comprises both a modification at or near its 5′ end and a modification at or near its 3′ end.

In an embodiment, the 5′ end of a gRNA is modified by the inclusion of a eukaryotic mRNA cap structure or cap analog (e.g., a G(5)ppp(5)G cap analog, a m7G(5)ppp(5)G cap analog, or a 3′-O-Me-m7G(5)ppp(5)G anti reverse cap analog (ARCA)). The cap or cap analog can be included during either chemical synthesis or in vitro transcription of the gRNA.

In an embodiment, an in vitro transcribed gRNA is modified by treatment with a phosphatase (e.g., calf intestinal alkaline phosphatase) to remove the 5′ triphosphate group.

In an embodiment, the 3′ end of a gRNA is modified by the addition of one or more (e.g., 25-200) adenine (A) residues. The polyA tract can be contained in the nucleic acid (e.g., plasmid, PCR product, viral genome) encoding the gRNA, or can be added to the gRNA during chemical synthesis, or following in vitro transcription using a polyadenosine polymerase (e.g., E. coli Poly(A)Polymerase).

In an embodiment, in vitro transcribed gRNA contains both a 5′ cap structure or cap analog and a 3′ polyA tract. In an embodiment, an in vitro transcribed gRNA is modified by treatment with a phosphatase (e.g., calf intestinal alkaline phosphatase) to remove the 5′ triphosphate group and comprises a 3′ polyA tract.

In some embodiments, gRNAs can be modified at a 3′ terminal U ribose. For example, the two terminal hydroxyl groups of the U ribose can be oxidized to aldehyde groups and a concomitant opening of the ribose ring to afford a modified nucleoside as shown below:

wherein “U” can be an unmodified or modified uridine.

In another embodiment, the 3′ terminal U can be modified with a 2′3′ cyclic phosphate as shown below:

wherein “U” can be an unmodified or modified uridine.

In some embodiments, the gRNA molecules may contain 3′ nucleotides which can be stabilized against degradation, e.g., by incorporating one or more of the modified nucleotides described herein. In this embodiment, e.g., uridines can be replaced with modified uridines, e.g., 5-(2-amino)propyl uridine, and 5-bromo uridine, or with any of the modified uridines described herein; adenosines and guanosines can be replaced with modified adenosines and guanosines, e.g., with modifications at the 8-position, e.g., 8-bromo guanosine, or with any of the modified adenosines or guanosines described herein.

In some embodiments, sugar-modified ribonucleotides can be incorporated into the gRNA, e.g., wherein the 2′ OH-group is replaced by a group selected from H, —OR, —R (wherein R can be, e.g., alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, aralkyl, heteroaryl or sugar), halo, —SH, —SR (wherein R can be, e.g., alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, aralkyl, heteroaryl or sugar), amino (wherein amino can be, e.g., NH₂; alkylamino, dialkylamino, heterocyclyl, arylamino, diarylamino, heteroarylamino, diheteroarylamino, or amino acid); or cyano (—CN). In some embodiments, the phosphate backbone can be modified as described herein, e.g., with a phosphothioate group. In some embodiments, one or more of the nucleotides of the gRNA can each independently be a modified or unmodified nucleotide including, but not limited to 2′-sugar modified, such as, 2′-O-methyl, 2′-O-methoxyethyl, or 2′-Fluoro modified including, e.g., 2′-F or 2′-O-methyl, adenosine (A), 2′-F or 2′-O-methyl, cytidine (C), 2′-F or 2′-O-methyl, uridine (U), 2′-F or 2′-O-methyl, thymidine (T), 2′-F or 2′-O-methyl, guanosine (G), 2′-O-methoxyethyl-5-methyluridine (Teo), 2′-O-methoxyethyladenosine (Aeo), 2′-O-methoxyethyl-5-methylcytidine (m5Ceo), and any combinations thereof.

In some embodiments, a gRNA can include “locked” nucleic acids (LNA) in which the 2′ OH-group can be connected, e.g., by a C1-6 alkylene or C1-6 heteroalkylene bridge, to the 4′ carbon of the same ribose sugar, where exemplary bridges can include methylene, propylene, ether, or amino bridges; O-amino (wherein amino can be, e.g., NH₂; alkylamino, dialkylamino, heterocyclyl, arylamino, diarylamino, heteroarylamino, or diheteroarylamino, ethylenediamine, or polyamino) and aminoalkoxy or O(CH₂)_(n)-amino (wherein amino can be, e.g., NH₂; alkylamino, dialkylamino, heterocyclyl, arylamino, diarylamino, heteroarylamino, or diheteroarylamino, ethylenediamine, or polyamino).

In some embodiments, a gRNA can include a modified nucleotide which is multicyclic (e.g., tricyclo; and “unlocked” forms, such as glycol nucleic acid (GNA) (e.g., R-GNA or S-GNA, where ribose is replaced by glycol units attached to phosphodiester bonds), or threose nucleic acid (TNA, where ribose is replaced with α-L-threofuranosyl-(3′→2′)).

Generally, gRNA molecules include the sugar group ribose, which is a 5-membered ring having an oxygen. Exemplary modified gRNAs can include, without limitation, replacement of the oxygen in ribose (e.g., with sulfur (S), selenium (Se), or alkylene, such as, e.g., methylene or ethylene); addition of a double bond (e.g., to replace ribose with cyclopentenyl or cyclohexenyl); ring contraction of ribose (e.g., to form a 4-membered ring of cyclobutane or oxetane); ring expansion of ribose (e.g., to form a 6- or 7-membered ring having an additional carbon or heteroatom, such as for example, anhydrohexitol, altritol, mannitol, cyclohexanyl, cyclohexenyl, and morpholino that also has a phosphoramidate backbone). Although the majority of sugar analog alterations are localized to the 2′ position, other sites are amenable to modification, including the 4′ position. In an embodiment, a gRNA comprises a 4′-S, 4′-Se or a 4′-C-aminomethyl-2′-O-Me modification.

In some embodiments, deaza nucleotides, e.g., 7-deaza-adenosine, can be incorporated into the gRNA. In some embodiments, 0- and N-alkylated nucleotides, e.g., N6-methyl adenosine, can be incorporated into the gRNA. In some embodiments, one or more or all of the nucleotides in a gRNA molecule are deoxynucleotides.

miRNA Binding Sites

microRNAs (or miRNAs) are naturally occurring cellular 19-25 nucleotide long noncoding RNAs. They bind to nucleic acid molecules having an appropriate miRNA binding site, e.g., in the 3′ UTR of an mRNA, and down-regulate gene expression. While not wishing to be bound by theory it is believed that the down regulation is either by reducing nucleic acid molecule stability or by inhibiting translation. An RNA species disclosed herein, e.g., an mRNA encoding Cas9 can comprise an miRNA binding site, e.g., in its 3′UTR. The miRNA binding site can be selected to promote down regulation of expression is a selected cell type. By way of example, the incorporation of a binding site for miR-122, a microRNA abundant in liver, can inhibit the expression of the gene of interest in the liver.

EXAMPLES

The following Examples are merely illustrative and are not intended to limit the scope or content of the invention in any way.

Example 1 Evaluation of Candidate Guide RNAs (gRNAs)

The suitability of candidate gRNAs can be evaluated as described in this example. Although described for a chimeric gRNA, the approach can also be used to evaluate modular gRNAs.

Cloning gRNAs into Vectors

For each gRNA, a pair of overlapping oligonucleotides is designed and obtained. Oligonucleotides are annealed and ligated into a digested vector backbone containing an upstream U6 promoter and the remaining sequence of a long chimeric gRNA. Plasmid is sequence-verified and prepped to generate sufficient amounts of transfection-quality DNA. Alternate promoters maybe used to drive in vivo transcription (e.g. H1 promoter) or for in vitro transcription (e.g., a T7 promoter).

Cloning gRNAs in Linear dsDNA Molecule (STITCHR)

For each gRNA, a single oligonucleotide is designed and obtained. The U6 promoter and the gRNA scaffold (e.g. including everything except the targeting domain, e.g., including sequences derived from the crRNA and tracrRNA, e.g., including a first complementarity domain; a linking domain; a second complementarity domain; a proximal domain; and a tail domain) are separately PCR amplified and purified as dsDNA molecules. The gRNA-specific oligonucleotide is used in a PCR reaction to stitch together the U6 and the gRNA scaffold, linked by the targeting domain specified in the oligonucleotide. Resulting dsDNA molecule (STITCHR product) is purified for transfection. Alternate promoters may be used to drive in vivo transcription (e.g., H1 promoter) or for in vitro transcription (e.g., T7 promoter). Any gRNA scaffold may be used to create gRNAs compatible with Cas9s from any bacterial species.

Initial gRNA Screen

Each gRNA to be tested is transfected, along with a plasmid expressing Cas9 and a small amount of a GFP-expressing plasmid into human cells. In preliminary experiments, these cells can be immortalized human cell lines such as 293T, K562 or U2OS. Alternatively, primary human cells may be used. In this case, cells may be relevant to the eventual therapeutic cell target (e.g., a circulating blood cell, e.g., a T cell (e.g., a CD4+ T cell, a CD8+ T cell, a helper T cell, a regulatory T cell, a cytotoxic T cell, a memory T cell, a T cell precursor or a natural killer T cell)). The use of primary cells similar to the potential therapeutic target cell population may provide important information on gene targeting rates in the context of endogenous chromatin and gene expression.

Transfection may be performed using lipid transfection (such as Lipofectamine or Fugene) or by electroporation (such as Lonza Nucleofection). Following transfection, GFP expression can be determined either by fluorescence microscopy or by flow cytometry to confirm consistent and high levels of transfection. These preliminary transfections can comprise different gRNAs and different targeting approaches (17-mers, 20-mers, nuclease, dual-nickase, etc.) to determine which gRNAs/combinations of gRNAs give the greatest activity.

Efficiency of cleavage with each gRNA may be assessed by measuring NHEJ-induced indel formation at the target locus by a T7E1-type assay or by sequencing. Alternatively, other mismatch-sensitive enzymes, such as Cell/Surveyor nuclease, may also be used.

For the T7E1 assay, PCR amplicons are approximately 500-700 bp with the intended cut site placed asymmetrically in the amplicon. Following amplification, purification and size-verification of PCR products, DNA is denatured and re-hybridized by heating to 95° C. and then slowly cooling. Hybridized PCR products are then digested with T7 Endonuclease I (or other mismatch-sensitive enzyme) which recognizes and cleaves non-perfectly matched DNA. If indels are present in the original template DNA, when the amplicons are denatured and re-annealed, this results in the hybridization of DNA strands harboring different indels and therefore lead to double-stranded DNA that is not perfectly matched. Digestion products may be visualized by gel electrophoresis or by capillary electrophoresis. The fraction of DNA that is cleaved (density of cleavage products divided by the density of cleaved and uncleaved) may be used to estimate a percent NHEJ using the following equation: % NHEJ=(1−(1−fraction cleaved)^(1/2)). The T7E1 assay is sensitive down to about 2-5% NHEJ.

Sequencing may be used instead of, or in addition to, the T7E1 assay. For Sanger sequencing, purified PCR amplicons are cloned into a plasmid backbone, transformed, miniprepped and sequenced with a single primer. Sanger sequencing may be used for determining the exact nature of indels after determining the NHEJ rate by T7E1.

Sequencing may also be performed using next generation sequencing techniques. When using next generation sequencing, amplicons may be 300-500 bp with the intended cut site placed asymmetrically. Following PCR, next generation sequencing adapters and barcodes (for example Illumina multiplex adapters and indexes) may be added to the ends of the amplicon, e.g., for use in high throughput sequencing (for example on an Illumina MiSeq). This method allows for detection of very low NHEJ rates.

Example 2 Assessment of Gene Targeting by NHEJ

The gRNAs that induce the greatest levels of NHEJ in initial tests can be selected for further evaluation of gene targeting efficiency. In this case, cells are derived from disease subjects and, therefore, harbor the relevant mutation.

Following transfection (usually 2-3 days post-transfection) genomic DNA may be isolated from a bulk population of transfected cells and PCR may be used to amplify the target region. Following PCR, gene targeting efficiency to generate the desired mutations (either knockout of a target gene or removal of a target sequence motif) may be determined by sequencing. For Sanger sequencing, PCR amplicons may be 500-700 bp long. For next generation sequencing, PCR amplicons may be 300-500 bp long. If the goal is to knockout gene function, sequencing may be used to assess what percent of alleles have undergone NHEJ-induced indels that result in a frameshift or large deletion or insertion that would be expected to destroy gene function. If the goal is to remove a specific sequence motif, sequencing may be used to assess what percent of alleles have undergone NHEJ-induced deletions that span this sequence.

Example 3 Screening of gRNAs for CCR5

In order to identify gRNAs with the highest on target NHEJ efficiency, 24 S. pyogenes gRNAs were selected for testing (Table 18). A DNA plasmid comprised of an exemplary gRNA (including the target region and appropriate TRACR sequence) under the control of a U6 promoter was generated by restriction enzyme cloning. This DNA template was subsequently transfected into 293 cells using Lipofectamine 3000 along with a DNA plasmid encoding the appropriate Cas9 downstream of a CMV promoter. Genomic DNA was isolated from the cells 48-72 hours post transfection. To determine the rate of modification at the CCR5 gene, the target region was amplified using a locus PCR with the following primers (CCR5 exon 3 5′ primer: TATCAAGTGTCAAGTCCAATCTATGACATC (SEQ ID NO: 5752); CCR5 exon 3 3′ primer: GGAAATTCTTCCAGAATTGATACTGACTG (SEQ ID NO: 5753). After PCR amplification, a T7E1 assay was performed on the PCR product. Briefly, this assay involves melting the PCR product followed by a re-annealing step. If gene modification has occurred, there will exist double stranded products that are not perfect matches due to some frequency of insertions or deletions. These double stranded products are sensitive to cleavage by a T7 endonuclease 1 enzyme at the site of mismatch. Therefore, the efficiency of cutting by the Cas9/gRNA complex can be determined by analyzing the amount of T7E1 cleavage. The formula that is used to provide a measure of % NHEJ from the T7E1 cutting is the following: 100*(1−((1−(fraction cleaved))̂0.5)). The results of this analysis are shown in FIG. 10.

TABLE 18 gRNA Targeting Domain Sequence SEQ ID NO CCR5-1 GCCUCCGCUCUACUCAC 396 CCR5-3 GCCGCCCAGUGGGACUU 397 CCR5-4 GCAUAGUGAGCCCAGAA 401 CCR5-6 GCCUUUUGCAGUUUAUC 409 CCR5-10 GACAAUCGAUAGGUACC 399 CCR5-13 GACAAGUGUGAUCACUU 404 CCR5-14 GGUACCUAUCGAUUGUC 402 CCR5-43 GCUGCCGCCCAGUGGGACUU 388 CCR5-45 GGUACCUAUCGAUUGUCAGG 394 CCR5-47 GCAGCAUAGUGAGCCCAGAA 393 CCR5-49 GUGAGUAGAGCGGAGGCAGG 395 CCR5-52 AUGUGUCAACUCUUGAC 398 CCR5-53 UUGACAGGGCUCUAUUUUAU 499 CCR5-54 ACAGGGCUCUAUUUUAU 5749 CCR5-55 UCAUCCUCCUGACAAUCGAU 477 CCR5-56 UCCUCCUGACAAUCGAU 5750 CCR5-57 CCUGACAAUCGAUAGGUACC 463 CCR5-58 GGUGACAAGUGUGAUCACUU 4469 CCR5-60 CCAGGUACCUAUCGAUUGUC 391 CCR5-61 ACCUAUCGAUUGUCAGG 5751 CCR5-62 UCAGCCUUUUGCAGUUUAUC 476 CCR5-64 CACAUUGAUUUUUUGGC 400 CCR5-65 AGUAGAGCGGAGGCAGG 442 CCR5-66 CCUGCCUCCGCUCUACUCAC 387

Example 4 Assessment of Gene Targeting in Hematopoietic Stem Cells

Transplantation of autologous CD34⁺ hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) that have been genetically modified to prevent expression of the wild-type CCR5 gene product prevents entry of the HIV virus HSC progeny that are normally susceptible to HIV infection (e.g., macrophages and CD4 T-lymphocytes). Clinically, transplantation of HSCs that contain a genetic mutation in the coding sequence for the CCR5 chemokine receptor has been shown to control HIV infection long-term (Witter et. al, New England Journal of Medicine, 2009; 360(7):692-698). Genome editing with the CRISPR/Cas9 platform precisely alters endogenous gene targets by creating an indel at the targeted cut site that can lead to knock down of gene expression at the edited locus. In this Example, genome editing in human mobilized peripheral blood CD34⁺ HSCs after co-delivery of Cas9 with gRNA targeting the CCR5 locus was evaluated to induce gene editing in CD34⁺ cells.

Human CD34⁺ HSCs cells from mobilized peripheral blood (AllCells) were thawed into StemSpan Serum-Free Expansion Medium (SFEM™, StemCell Technologies) containing 100 ng/mL each of the following cytokines: human stem cell factor (SCF), thrombopoietin (TPO), and flt-3 ligand (FL) (all from Peprotech). Cells were grown for 3 days in a humidified incubator and 5% CO₂ 20% O₂. On day 3, media was replaced with fresh Stemspan-SFEM™ supplemented with human SCF, TPO, FL and 40 nM of the small molecule UM171 (Xcess Bio), a human HSC self-renewal agonist which has been shown to support robust expansion of human HSCs (Fares et. al, Science, 2014; 345(6203):1509-1512). The published use of UM171 involved prolonged exposure of HSCs to the small molecule for ex vivo expansion of HSCs. In the current experiment, HSCs were exposed to UM171 for 2 hours before and 24 hours after delivery of Cas9 and gRNA plasmid DNA. This UM171 treatment protocol was based on the pilot studies that indicated acute pre-treatment with UM171 before lentivirus vector mediated gene delivery improved HSC viability compared to HSCs treated with vehicle (dimethylsulfoxide, DMSO, Sigma) alone. After the 2-hour pretreatment with UM171, 1 million CD34⁺ HSCs were Nucleofected™ with the Amaxa™ 4D Nucleofector™ device (Lonza), Program EO100 using components of the P3 Primary Cell 4D-Nucleofector Kit™ (Lonza) according to the manufacturer's instructions. Briefly, one million cells were suspended in Nucleofector™ solution and the following amounts of plasmid DNA were added to the cell suspension: 1250 ng plasmid expressing CCR5 gRNA (CCR5-43) from the human U6 promoter and 3750 ng plasmid expressing wild-type S. pyogenes Cas 9 transcriptionally regulated by the CMV promoter. After Nucleofection™, cells were plated into Stemspan-SFEM™ supplemented with SCF, TPO, FL and 40 nM UM171. After overnight incubation, HSCs were plated in Stemspan-SFEM™ plus cytokines without UM171. At 96 hours after Nucleofection™, CD34⁺ cells were counted for by trypan blue exclusion and divided into 3 portions for the following analyses: a) flow cytometry analysis for assessment of viability by co-staining with 7-Aminoactinomycin-D (7-AAD) and allophycocyanin (APC)-conjugated Annexin-V antibody (ebioscience); b) flow cytometry analysis for maintenance of HSC phenotype (after co-staining with phycoerythrin (PE)-conjugated anti-human CD34 antibody and fluorescein isothicyanate (FITC)-conjugated anti-human CD90, both from BD Bioscience; c) hematopoietic colony forming cell (CFC) analysis by plating 1500 cells in semi-solid methylcellulose based Methocult medium (StemCell Technologies) that supports differentiation of erythroid and myeloid blood cell colonies from HSCs and serves as a surrogate assay to evaluate HSC multipotency and differentiation potential ex vivo; d) genomic DNA analysis for detection of editing at the CCR5 locus. Genomic DNA was extracted from HSCs 96 hours after Nucleofection™, and CCR5 locus-specific PCR reactions were performed.

HSCs that were Nucleofected™ with Cas9 and CCR5 gRNA plasmids after pre-treatment with UM171 exhibited >93% viability (7-AAD⁻ AnnexinV⁻) and maintained co-expression of CD34 and CD90, as determined by flow cytometry analysis (FIG. 11). In addition, the UM171-treated Nucleofected™ cells were able to divide, as there was an increase in cell number with a fold-expansion similar to the level achieved win unelectroporated HSCS (Table 19). In contrast, HSCs Nucleofected™ without UM171 pre-treatment had decreased viability and cell did not expand in culture.

Table 19 shows that UM171 preserved CD34+ HSC viability after Nucleofection™ with wild type Cas9 and CCR5-43 gRNA plasmid DNA (96 hours)

TABLE 19 Fold expansion of Condition CD34⁺ cells (96 hours) No Nucleofection ™ 1.6 Nucleofection ™ + UM171 treatment 1.5 Nucleofection ™ + vehicle treatment 0.6

In order to detect indels at the CCR5 locus, T7E1 assays were performed on CCR5 locus-specific PCR products that were amplified from genomic DNA samples from Nucleofected™ CD34⁺ HSCs and then percentage of indels detected at the CCR5 locus was calculated. Twenty percent indels was detected in the genomic DNA from CD34⁺ HSCs Nucleofected™ with Cas9 and CCR5 gRNA plasmids after pre-treatment with UM171.

To evaluate maintenance of HSC potency and differentiation potential, two weeks after plating CD34⁺ HSCs in CFC assays, hematopoietic activity was quantified based on scoring the HSC progeny by enumerating the total number of hematopoietic colony forming units (CFU) and the frequencies of specific blood cell phenotypes, including: mixed myeloid/erythroid (Granulocyte-erythroid-monocyte macrophage, CFU-GEMM), myeloid (CFU-macrophage (M), granulocyte-macrophage (CFU-GM)) and erythroid (CFU-E) colonies. CD34⁺ HSCs that were Nucleofected™ after UM171 pre-treatment maintained CFC potential compared to un-Nucleofected™ HSCs (Table 20). In contrast, CD34⁺ HSCs that were Nucleofected™ without UM171 pre-treatment had reduced CFC potential (lower total CFC counts and reduced numbers of mixed-phenotype colonies (CFU-GEMM) and erythroid colonies (CFU-E)) in comparison to un-Nucleofected™ CD34⁺ HSCs.

Table 20 shows that UM171 preserved CD34+ HSC viability after Nucleofection™ with wild-type Cas9 and CCR5-43 gRNA plasmid DNA (two weeks).

TABLE 20 Number of colony forming units per 1500 CD34⁺ HSCs plated Condition E G M GM GEMM Total No Nucleofection ™ 64 3 88 5 11 171 Nucleofection ™ + UM171 92 40 64 32 20 228 Nucleofection ™ + vehicle 18 22 6 1 1 28

Delivery of co-delivery wild-type S. pyogenes Cas9 and a single CCR5 gRNA plasmid DNA supported 20% genome editing of CD34⁺ HSCs, without loss of cell viability, multipotency, self-renewal and differentiation potential. Pre-treatment and short-term (24-hour) co-culture with the HSC self-renewal agonist UM171 was critical for maintenance of HSC survival and proliferation after Nucleofection™ with Cas9/gRNA DNA. Clinically, transplantation of HSCs that contain a genetic mutation in the CCR5 gene generated by CRISPR/Cas9 related methods can be used to achieve long term control of HIV infection.

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EQUIVALENTS

Those skilled in the art will recognize, or be able to ascertain using no more than routine experimentation, many equivalents to the specific embodiments of the invention described herein. Such equivalents are intended to be encompassed by the following claims.

Other embodiments are within the following claims. 

What is claimed is:
 1. A CRISPR/Cas system, comprising: a gRNA molecule comprising a targeting domain which is complementary with a target sequence of a C-C chemokine receptor type 5 (CCR5) gene; and a Cas9 molecule.
 2. The system of claim 1, wherein said system is configured to forma double strand break or a single strand break within 500 bp, 450 bp, 400 bp, 350 bp, 300 bp, 250 bp, 200 bp, 150 bp, 100 bp, 50 bp, 25 bp, or 10 bp of a CCR5 target position, thereby altering said CCR5 gene.
 3. The system of claim 2, wherein said CCR5 target position is selected from the group consisting of CCR5 target knockout positions, CCR5 target knockdown positions, CCR5 target point positions, and CCR5 target hotspot mutations.
 4. The system of claim 1, wherein said Cas9 molecule is selected from the group consisting of an enzymatically active Cas9 (eaCas9) molecule, an enzymatically inactive Cas9 (eiCas9) molecule, and an eiCas9 fusion protein.
 5. The system of claim 4, wherein said eaCas9 molecule comprises HNH-like domain cleavage activity but has no, or no significant, N-terminal RuvC-like domain cleavage activity.
 6. The system of claim 4, wherein said eaCas9 molecule is an HNH-like domain nickase.
 7. The system of claim 4, wherein said eaCas9 molecule comprises a mutation at D10.
 8. The system of claim 4, wherein said eaCas9 molecule comprises N-terminal RuvC-like domain cleavage activity but has no, or no significant, HNH-like domain cleavage activity.
 9. The system of claim 4, wherein said eaCas9 molecule is an N-terminal RuvC-like domain nickase.
 10. The system of claim 4, wherein said eaCas9 molecule comprises a mutation at H840 or N863.
 11. The system of claim 4, wherein said eiCas9 fusion protein is an eiCas9-transcription repressor domain fusion.
 12. The system of claim 1, wherein said Cas9 molecule is an S. aureus Cas9 molecule, an S. pyogenes Cas9 molecule, or a N. meningitidis Cas9 molecule.
 13. The system of claim 2, wherein said altering said CCR5 gene comprises knocking out said CCR5 gene, or knocking down said CCR5 gene.
 14. The system of claim 1, wherein said targeting domain is configured to target a coding region or a non-coding region of said CCR5 gene, wherein said non-coding region comprises a promoter region, an enhancer region, an intron, the 3′ UTR, the 5′ UTR, or a polyadenylation signal region of said CCR5 gene; and said coding region comprises an exon of said CCR5 gene.
 15. The system of claim 1, wherein said targeting domain comprises or consists of a nucleotide sequence that is the same as, or differs by no more than 3 nucleotides from, a targeting domain sequence selected from the targeting domain sequences disclosed in Tables 1A-1F, 2A-2C, 3A-3E, 4A-4C, 5A-5C, 6A-6E, 7A-7C, and
 18. 16. The system of claim 1, wherein said gRNA is a modular gRNA molecule or a chimeric gRNA molecule.
 17. The system of claim 1, wherein said targeting domain has a length of 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, or 26 nucleotides.
 18. The system of claim 1, wherein said gRNA molecule comprises from 5′ to 3′: a targeting domain; a first complementarity domain; a linking domain; a second complementarity domain; a proximal domain; and a tail domain.
 19. The system of claim 18, wherein said linking domain is no more than 25 nucleotides in length.
 20. The system of claim 18, wherein said proximal and tail domain, taken together, are at least 20, at least 25, at least 30, or at least 40 nucleotides in length.
 21. A cell transfected with the CRISPR/Cas system of claim
 1. 22. A gRNA molecule comprising a targeting domain which is complementary with a target sequence of a CCR5 gene.
 23. The gRNA molecule of claim 22, wherein said targeting domain comprises or consists of a nucleotide sequence that is the same as, or differs by no more than 3 nucleotides from, a targeting domain sequence selected from the targeting domain sequences disclosed in Tables 1A-1F, 2A-2C, 3A-3E, 4A-4C, 5A-5C, 6A-6E, 7A-7C, and
 18. 24. A composition comprising the gRNA molecule of claim
 22. 25. The composition of claim 24, further comprising a Cas9 molecule.
 26. A nucleic acid composition that comprises: (a) a first nucleotide sequence that encodes a gRNA molecule comprising a targeting domain that is complementary with a target sequence of a CCR5 gene.
 27. The nucleic acid composition of claim 26, further comprising: (b) a second nucleotide sequence that encodes a Cas9 molecule.
 28. The nucleic acid of claim 27, wherein said Cas9 molecule is selected from the group consisting of an eaCas9 molecule, an eiCas9 molecule, and an eiCas9 fusion protein.
 29. The nucleic acid of claim 27, wherein said Cas9 molecule is an S. aureus Cas9 molecule, an S. pyogenes Cas9 molecule, or a N. meningitidis Cas9 molecule.
 30. The nucleic acid composition of claim 27, wherein (a) and (b) are present on one nucleic acid molecule; or (a) is present on a first nucleic acid molecule and (b) is present on a second nucleic acid molecule.
 31. The nucleic acid composition of claim 30, wherein each of said nucleic acid molecule, said first nucleic acid molecule, and said second nucleic acid molecule is a DNA plasmid.
 32. The nucleic acid composition of claim 26, further comprising: (c) a third nucleotide sequence that encodes a second gRNA molecule comprising a targeting domain that is complementary with a second target sequence of said CCR5 gene.
 33. A cell transfected with the nucleic acid composition of claim
 26. 34. A method of altering a CCR5 gene in a cell, comprising administering to said cell: (i) a CRISPR/Cas system comprising: (a) a gRNA molecule comprising a targeting domain which is complementary with a target domain sequence of said CCR5 gene and (b) a Cas9 molecule; or (ii) a nucleic acid composition that comprises: (a) a first nucleotide sequence encoding a gRNA molecule comprising a targeting domain that is complementary with a target sequence of a CCR5 gene and (b) a second nucleotide sequence encoding a Cas9 molecule.
 35. The method of claim 34, wherein said alteration comprises knockout of said CCR5 gene or knockdown of said CCR5 gene.
 36. The method of claim 35, wherein said knockout of said CCR5 gene comprises: (a) insertion or deletion of one or more nucleotides in close proximity to or within the early coding region of said CCR5 gene, or (b) deletion of a genomic sequence comprising at least a portion of said CCR5 gene.
 37. The method of claim 35, wherein said alteration comprises knockdown of said CCR5 gene and said Cas9 molecule is an eiCas9 molecule or an eiCas9 fusion protein.
 38. The method of claim 34, wherein said alteration of said CCR5 gene results in reduction or elimination of (a) expression of said CCR5 gene, (b) CCR5 protein function, and/or (c) level of CCR5 protein.
 39. The method of claim 34, wherein said cell is from a subject suffering from or at risk for HIV infection or AIDS.
 40. The method of claim 34, wherein said cell is selected from the group consisting of a stem cell, a progenitor cell, a T cell, a B cell, and a blood cell.
 41. The method of claim 34, wherein said cell is a hematopoietic stem cell. 